List of places named after Cesar Chavez explained

The following is a list of places named after Cesar Chavez, an American labor leader and civil rights activist:

Communities

Texas

• César Chávez (unincorporated area in Hidalgo County)

Parks

Arizona

• César Chávez Square (Phoenix)
• César Chávez Park (Laveen)

California

• 25th & Commercial station (San Diego) (Orange Line SDMTS Trolley Station, trains bound for Courthouse (Downtown) & Arnele Ave. (El Cajon) stations)^[1]
• Plaza de César Chávez (San Jose)
• Cesar E. Chavez Plaza (Sacramento)
• César E. Chávez Waterfront Park (San Diego)
• César E. Chávez Park (Delano)
• César E. Chávez Park (Oakland)
• César Chávez Park (Berkeley)
• César E. Chávez Park (Modesto)
• César E. Chávez Park (Colton)
• César Chávez Community Center (Riverside) (2060 University Ave, also known as the César Chávez Auditorium)
• Cesar E Chavez Park (Long Beach)
• Cesar E. Chavez National Monument (Keene)
• César Chávez Library (San Jose)
• Cesar Chavez Middle School (Union City)
• César Chávez High School (Stockton)

Colorado

• Cesar E. Chavez Park (Denver)

Nevada

• César E. Chávez Park (Las Vegas)

Washington

• Cesar Chavez Park (Seattle)^[2]

Major streets

Arizona

• Cesar Chavez Blvd (San Luis) (formerly G Street)
• César Chávez Street (San Luis) (formerly 3rd Avenue)
• Cesar Chavez Avenue (Somerton) (formerly Avenue F)

California

• Avenida Cesar Chavez (Los Angeles) (formerly Brooklyn Avenue, Macy Street and part of Sunset Boulevard)
• Calle César Chávez (Santa Barbara) (formerly South Salsipuedes Street)
• César Chávez Drive (Oxnard) (newer street planned to commemorate César Chávez)
• César E. Chávez Parkway (San Diego) (formerly Crosby Street)
• César Chávez Street (Brawley) (formerly North 10th Street)
• Cesar Chavez Street (San Francisco) (formerly Army Street)

Idaho

• César Chávez Lane (Boise, Idaho)

New Mexico

• Avenida César Chávez (Albuquerque) (formerly Stadium Boulevard)

Michigan

• Chávez Drive (Flint) (Interstate 475 Service Drive through downtown)
• César E. Chávez Avenue (Grand Rapids) (formerly Grandville Avenue, renamed in 2022)^[3]
• César E. Chávez Avenue (Lansing) (East Grand River Avenue, Beginning at Oakland Avenue to Washington Avenue and West Grand River Avenue)
• César E. Chávez Avenue (Pontiac) (Business U.S. Highway 24)

Minnesota

• Cesar Chavez Avenue (Minneapolis) (formerly 4th Ave N)
• César Chávez Street (Saint Paul) (formerly Concord St)

Missouri

• Avenida César Chávez (Kansas City) (formerly 23rd Street)

Oregon

• César Chávez Boulevard (Portland) (formerly NE/SE 39th Ave) ^[4]

Texas

• Cesar Chavez Memorial Highway (Corpus Christi) (Texas State Highway 44)
• Cesar Chavez Street (Austin) (formerly 1st Street)
• César Chávez Boulevard (Dallas) (formerly South Central Expressway)
• César Chávez Border Highway (El Paso) (Texas State Highway Loop 375; formerly Border Highway)
• César Chávez Boulevard (Houston) (formerly 67th Street)
  • Cesar Chavez/67th Street station
• César Chávez Boulevard (San Antonio) (formerly Durango Boulevard)
• César E. Chávez Drive (Lubbock) (formerly Canyon Lakes Drive)
• César Chávez Rd. (San Juan)

Utah

• 500 South in Salt Lake City bears the honorary designation Cesar E. Chavez Boulevard
• 30th Street in Ogden bears the honorary designation Cesar E. Chavez Street
• 2320 South in West Valley City bears the honorary designation Cesar Chavez Drive^[5]

Wisconsin

• César E. Chávez Drive (Milwaukee) (formerly S. 16th Street)

Libraries

Arizona

• César E. Chávez Regional Branch (Phoenix)

California

• Maywood César Chávez Library (Maywood) ^[6]
• César E. Chávez Branch Library (Oakland) ^[7]
• Cesár Chávez Public Library (Salinas) ^[8]
• César Chávez Central Library (Stockton) ^[9]
• Cesar Chavez Library (Perris)

Cesar Chavez Library- 2100 Moorpark Ave., San Jose, CA 95128 ^[10]

Michigan

• Cesar E. Chavez Collection/Colección Cesar E. Chavez, East Lansing, Michigan ^[11]

K-12 schools

Arizona

• César Chávez Elementary School (San Luis)
• César Chávez Community School (Phoenix, Arizona)
• César Chávez High School (Laveen, Arizona)

California

• Chávez High School (Delano)
• César Chávez Learning Academies (San Fernando)
• Chávez High School (Santa Ana)
• Cesar Chavez High School (Stockton)
• César E. Chávez School for Social Change (Santa Cruz)
• César Chávez Middle School (San Bernardino)
• César Chávez Middle School (Hayward)
• Cesar Chavez Elementary School (Calexico)
• César Chávez Elementary School (Coachella)
• Cesar Chavez Elementary School (Corona)
• César Chávez Elementary School (Davis)
• César Chávez Elementary School (Greenfield)
• César E. Chávez Elementary School (Norwalk)
• César Chávez Elementary School (Oxnard) (formerly Juanita Elementary School)
• César E. Chávez Intermediate School (Sacramento)
• César Chávez Elementary School (Salinas)
• César Chávez Elementary School (San Francisco)
• César Chávez Elementary School (San Jose)
• Cesar E. Chavez Academy (East Palo Alto)
• Cesar Chavez Elementary School (San Diego)
• Cesar Chavez Middle School (Oceanside)
• Cesar E. Chavez Elementary School (Bell Gardens)
• César Estrada Chávez Dual Language Immersion School (Santa Barbara)
• Cesar E. Chavez Elementary School (Madera)
• Cesar Chavez Continuation High School (Compton)
• Cesar E. Chavez Middle School (Planada)
• Cesae E. Chavez Middle School (Ceres, California)

Colorado

• Chávez Huerta K-12 Preparatory Academy (Pueblo, Colorado)

Illinois

• César E. Chávez Multicultural Academic Center (Chicago)

Maryland

• César Chávez Elementary School (Unincorporated Prince George's County - Hyattsville address)

Minnesota

• Academia Cesar Chavez Charter School (St. Paul)

Michigan

• Cesar Chavez Academy (Detroit)
• César E. Chávez Elementary School (Grand Rapids)

New Mexico

• César E. Chávez Elementary School (Las Cruces)
• César Chávez Elementary School (Santa Fe)
• César Chavez Charter High School (Deming)

Ohio

• César Chavez College Preparatory School (Columbus)

Oklahoma

• César Chávez Elementary School (Oklahoma City)

Oregon

• César E. Chávez Elementary School (Eugene)
• César Chávez School^[12] (Portland)

Texas

• Chávez High School (Houston)
• César Chávez Academy (Corpus Christi)
• César Chávez Middle School (La Joya)
• César Chávez Middle School (Waco)
• César Chávez Elementary School (Dallas)
• César Chávez Elementary School (Fort Worth)
• César Chávez Elementary School (Little Elm)
• César Chávez Elementary School (Pharr)
• César Chávez Academy (El Paso)

Washington, D.C.

• César Chávez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy

Wisconsin

• César Chávez Elementary School (Madison^[13])

Post-secondary schools

Arizona

• César Chávez Building, (Formerly the Econ Building) University of Arizona (Tucson)

California

• César Chávez Student Center, University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley)
• César E. Chávez Student Services Center, Southwestern College (Chula Vista)
• César Chávez Campus of the Fresno Adult School (Fresno)
• César E. Chávez Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies at UCLA (Los Angeles)
• César E. Chávez Campus of San Diego Continuing Education (San Diego)
• Cesar Chavez Student Center, San Francisco State University (San Francisco)
• César Chávez Building (A building), Santa Ana College (Santa Ana)

Colorado

• César Chávez Cultural Center^[14] at the University of Northern Colorado

Michigan

• César Chávez Lounge^[15] at the University of Michigan

New York

• Chávez Hall, Stony Brook University (Brookhaven)

Former places

Post-secondary schools

Oregon

• Colegio César Chávez

References

1. News: Art honors works of César Chávez . UNION TRIBUNE . 2006-03-23.
2. Web site: Cesar Chavez Park. www.seattle.gov. 2019-03-31.
3. Web site: 2022-02-21 . Grand Rapids Feb. 22 ceremony to dedicate Cesar E. Chavez and Martin Luther King Jr. streets . 2022-03-02 . mlive . en.
4. Web site: http://www.katu.com/news/50242262.html .
5. Web site: West Valley City votes to name street after Cesar Chavez.
6. Web site: LA County Library.
7. Web site: César E. Chávez Branch | Oakland Public Library.
8. Web site: Hours/Locations - Salinas Public Library. https://web.archive.org/web/20060823104955/http://www.salinas.lib.ca.us/hours_locations.html . dead . 2006-08-23 .
9. Web site: .
10. Web site: Library.
11. Web site: Cesar E. Chavez | MSU Libraries.
12. Web site: Cesar Chavez School / Homepage.
13. Web site: LTSB Geographic Information Services.
14. Web site: César Chávez Cultural Center.
15. Web site: César Chávez Cultural Lounge University of Michigan Housing. University Housing. en-US. 2019-10-19.