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-	That portion of W.17th St. south of Denison Ave. Previously also known as Labelle Street.	+	'''Post-1906 name:'''
		+	:West 17th St.
		+	:Previous to being named Howard Street, it was known as LaBelle or LaSalle Street. Earliest mention (found thus far) as Howard St. was in an 1883 deed.
-	This street was possibly named for Howard C. Gates, son of Charles Gates and Mary Ann Acker. The Gates family owned property in what later became the Petty and Baldwin Tract.	+	'''Location:'''
-	----	+	:Between [[Kenneth Avenue]] and [[Newburgh St.|Denison Avenue]].
-	[[Main_Page#Street_Names|Return to Street Names]]	+
		+	'''Development:'''
		+	:[[Edwin H. Foster]] purchased 10+ acres of land here in 1867 from [[Brainard, Curtiss, & Pixley]].
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		+	'''Named for:'''
		+	:Most likely named for the son of Edwin H. Foster. Young Howard died shortly after his birthday in 1877 at the tender age of seven.
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Post-1906 name:

West 17th St.

Previous to being named Howard Street, it was known as LaBelle or LaSalle Street. Earliest mention (found thus far) as Howard St. was in an 1883 deed.

Location:

Between Kenneth Avenue and Denison Avenue.

Development:

Edwin H. Foster purchased 10+ acres of land here in 1867 from Brainard, Curtiss, & Pixley.

Named for:

Most likely named for the son of Edwin H. Foster. Young Howard died shortly after his birthday in 1877 at the tender age of seven.

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