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
Parks
Arizona
California
Colorado
Nevada
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
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
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)
- 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
California
Colorado
Illinois
- César E. Chávez Multicultural Academic Center (Chicago)
Maryland
Minnesota
- Academia Cesar Chavez Charter School (St. Paul)
Michigan
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
Oregon
- César E. Chávez Elementary School (Eugene)
- César Chávez School[12] (Portland)
Texas
Washington, D.C.
- César Chávez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy
Wisconsin
- César Chávez Elementary School (Madison[13])
Post-secondary schools
Arizona
California
Colorado
Michigan
- César Chávez Lounge[15] at the University of Michigan
New York
Former places
Post-secondary schools
Oregon
References
- News: Art honors works of César Chávez . UNION TRIBUNE . 2006-03-23.
- Web site: Cesar Chavez Park. www.seattle.gov. 2019-03-31.
- 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.
- Web site: http://www.katu.com/news/50242262.html .
- Web site: West Valley City votes to name street after Cesar Chavez.
- Web site: LA County Library.
- Web site: César E. Chávez Branch | Oakland Public Library.
- 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 .
- Web site: .
- Web site: Library.
- Web site: Cesar E. Chavez | MSU Libraries.
- Web site: Cesar Chavez School / Homepage.
- Web site: LTSB Geographic Information Services.
- Web site: César Chávez Cultural Center.
- Web site: César Chávez Cultural Lounge University of Michigan Housing. University Housing. en-US. 2019-10-19.