How are street signs named?
Although many of Rosemont’s streets are named after trees, when the northeast corner of Rosemont was laid out in the 1920s, the nearby George Washington Masonic Memorial was under construction, and as a result the streets were named after individuals connected with the death of George Washington. Notably, Dennis RAMSEY, Charles LITTLE, and Phillip MARSTELLER all were pallbearers at Washington’s funeral.
Other streets had their names changed in the late 1930s – typically, to match the names of the older streets on the other side of Commonwealth Avenue – but previously had connections with Washington, including East Masonic View Avenue (originally named after Dr. James CRAIK, Washington’s physician), East Oak Street (originally named after Dr. Elisha DICK, another physician), Wayne Street (originally named after George GILPIN, a pallbearer) and East Chapman Street (originally named after Charles SIMMS, a pallbearer).