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Again from Mr. McNamara... In America we have an ethnic mix that is reflected in our street names, and the Bronx is a good example, due to the many immigrants who have enriched our history. Regrettably only a few Indian names have survived the centuries and we have only Mosholu and Katonah. Came the Dutch..so we have Verveelen Pl, Van Cortlandt Park and Steenwick. The English were next with Livingston Avenue, Pell Place and Bailey Ave. Scots gave us Bathgate, Findlay and Givan as well as Welsh names like Morris, Powell and Tinton. The Irish gave us Kelly Ave., McGraw Ave and Brady Ave. Our Jewish population gave us Latkin Sq., Antin Place and Fisher Place.....heavy German migrations of the 1850's gave us Havemeyer Ave. and Bruckner Blvd and don't omit Franz Sigel Park. Casanova St., Maninda St. and Roberto Clemente Park bring to mind Hispanics while the Italians can point to Crimi Rd., Santo Donato Pl., and Donizetti Pl. Ericson Place is a Scandinavian contribution and Korony Sq. and Kossuth Avenue adds a Hungarian touch. The Poles are not left out with Pulaski Park. Scharansky Plaza and Kazimiroff Blvd. smack of Russia. Purdy, Tetard and Ferris are reminders of early French settlers...... |
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I believe that he made a huge donation to the Botanical Gardens. |
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Kazimiroff Blvd in the Bronx was named for a Bronx historian. It was named in May 9, 1981. |
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| | | From: frankg | Sent: 6/3/2007 6:56 AM |
| I had found something on that and forwarded it to you, a couple years ago. |
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| | | From: frankg | Sent: 6/3/2007 3:38 PM |
>Yznaga Place, at the south end of Brush Avenue near the Whitestone Bridge and Ferry Point Park, is one of those streets you see on the map, say, 'do they really call it that?' and then forget about it, since you'll never find yourself there, unless you live over there. It sounds like one of those crossword puzzle words, like zax, pyx or adz.
Actually, Yznaga, pronounced Is-naga, is a perfectly respectable Spanish name and there are, or were, a number of Yznagas in Cuba, and it's there that we look to discover the origin of this unusual street name.
Bronx historian John McNamara proposes 3 possibilities:
Yznaga Place was first mapped in 1898, during the Spanish-American War. It's possible an American sailor spotted the Yznaga Brothers' sugar plantation in Cienfuegos, Cuba, with its large YZNAGA sign; the short street could be named for freedom fighter Jose Yznaga, who was inspired by Bolivar to raise an army of liberation against the Spanish...when his effort was unsuccessful, he exiled himself in New York; or for Fernando Yznaga, a friend of the Havemeyers, who owned much of the land in this part of the Bronx.
In any case, the story of Yznaga Place is traceable to Cuba, but there the trail becomes indistinct.
Forgotten Fan Bruce Smith (from Tupelo, Mississippi!) writes:
The Yznagas (full name: Yznaga del Valle) were a rich and well-connected Cuban-American family who migrated to Natchez, Mississippi, before the Civil War. For a while they owned Dunleith, a grand Natchez architectural landmark. Later they moved to Paris, and then to New York, where the children of the family (including Fernando, mentioned in your text below) married well. A daughter, Maria Consuelo Yznaga del Valle, became the duchess of Manchester, and was known as Lady Mandeville.
The Yznaga Place street name in the Bronx possibly derives from the Yznaga's friendship with the Vanderbilt family. It was Consuelo, Lady Mandeville, who introduced her old Natchez friend, the poor but ambitious southern belle Alva Erskine Smith, to her future husband, the very rich William Kissam Vanderbilt. Lady Mandeville also helped to launch the nouveaux riches Vanderbilts into New York high society in 1883.
In gratitude, Alva named her daughter Consuelo (who later became duchess of Marlboro) after her dear friend, Lady Mandeville. As the Vanderbilts controlled most of the ferry and railroad connections around New York in the late 1800s, it would have been gracious token of thanks to name a street after the family which had shown them so much kindness.
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| | | From: HubGuy | Sent: 6/3/2007 6:18 PM |
Hegney Place ran from just north of Westchester Ave to 158th street, alongside the freight tracks. During World War I, German Place had its name changed to Hegney Place, to honor Arthur V. Hegney who was killed in action |
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I actually knew someone who lived on Yznaga place it's really off the beaten track. they used to babysit my son when he was a baby |
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I lived on Rochambeau, mid '70s. It runs between Bainbridge and Mosholu Parkway, parallel to them. My apartment was right off 205th Street, last stop on the D train, corner of 205th & Bainbridge. Great neighborhood in those days. I could take the 4 bus or walk to work down the Concourse to Fordham Road. Ah, the Bronx. |
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My family lived on Randall Avenue not once but twice (at 2 different addresses). Anyone know who that street was named after? |
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Randall Avenue is a street in the South Bronx. It starts in Hunts Point, continues across the Bronx River (but no bridge!) into Soundview, and continues into Castle Hill and Throgs Neck. There are lots of projects along it: Soundview Houses, Castle Hill Houses and Throgs Neck Houses. |
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It is named after Samuel Sitwell Randall who was Superintendant of NYC schools in the 1880's. |
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Thanks, Throggsnecker for the info, always wanted to know  . You are good at Bronx History, something I learned in school, but have since forgotten most of it. |
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Kitty, besides the fact that I love history.....I have read several books on Bronx history especially the Throggs Neck area, of which I am passionate about. Randall Avenue ends in Throggs Neck......anytime you have a question, ask away.....love to talk about it. |
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