Central Avenue Extension Plan 4 (From the November 13,1936 P. G. Tide) For many years, pacific Grove officials and planning commissions have pointed out thar an extension of Central avenue past the business district to give access to the western portions of the city would be reasonably easy of ac- complishment. They have held that this would do much to solve the city's growing traffic problem centering about Lighthouse and Fountain avenues. City Manager Erwin Dames announced this week that work on the comple- tion of the plan will be actively pushed, now that state gasoline tax funds for the project are already on hand. The city has already achieved the Mrs[ few minor steps in the plan and has purchased the first piece of property neces- sary for right-of-way purposes. The plans, as now outlined, call for the cutting of a slice of property off the city park between Grand and Forest avenues, now occupied by rogue courts. This will serve to eliminate the jog now occasioned for traffic proceeding from Central avenue to Grove street. A short time ago, the northwest corner of this intersection was rounded off. The new work will take a considerable larger portion off the corner. In the block between Forest avenue and Six- teenth street, three houses are affected, one on the north side of Grove street and two on the south side. The new street will cut across this block at an angle, taking a straight course west of Slweenth. 1n the block berween Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets, che present Grove street will be widened by thirty feet, all taken from the city property where the Boy Scout hall (Ed. note: now called Chautauqua Hall) is located. The hall was recently moved under a WPA project to make room for the contem- plated iniprovement. City Manager Erwin Dames has already approached the official board of the Methodist Episcopal church to open negotiations for the purchase of the nvo lower lots of the church block (between Seven- teenth and Eighteenth streets), also permitting the widening of Grove street by 30 feet on the southern side. This property was at one time occupied by tennis courts. in the block between Eigh[eenth and Nine:teenth streets, the city has already purchased one house, facing on Eighteenth street. This will be removed in the near future. The remaining house is the residence of Paul B. Norton. It is expected to be moved. West of Nineteenth street, the Central avenue ex- tension requires the removal of the Durham residence, facing on the present Grove street. The new route then curves (0 the south, around the rear of the site of the new post office. This is accomplished by changing the route of the present Caledonia avenue, making a larger portion for the postoffice than the original "Leib property", but giving a better turn and wider connec- tion with Lighthouse avenue than that afforded by the present junction with Caledonia. The Central avenue extension will perniit west-bound traffic to completely bypass the present business district, avoiding the congestion which fre- quently develops over the present route, making use of Fountain avenue. 1[ (Conanued on page 81 5 0 8. r- 41 0 VQ-f '3-b- e©e , OCR Text: Central Avenue Extension Plan 4 (From the November 13,1936 P. G. Tide) For many years, pacific Grove officials and planning commissions have pointed out thar an extension of Central avenue past the business district to give access to the western portions of the city would be reasonably easy of ac- complishment. They have held that this would do much to solve the city's growing traffic problem centering about Lighthouse and Fountain avenues. City Manager Erwin Dames announced this week that work on the comple- tion of the plan will be actively pushed, now that state gasoline tax funds for the project are already on hand. The city has already achieved the Mrs[ few minor steps in the plan and has purchased the first piece of property neces- sary for right-of-way purposes. The plans, as now outlined, call for the cutting of a slice of property off the city park between Grand and Forest avenues, now occupied by rogue courts. This will serve to eliminate the jog now occasioned for traffic proceeding from Central avenue to Grove street. A short time ago, the northwest corner of this intersection was rounded off. The new work will take a considerable larger portion off the corner. In the block between Forest avenue and Six- teenth street, three houses are affected, one on the north side of Grove street and two on the south side. The new street will cut across this block at an angle, taking a straight course west of Slweenth. 1n the block berween Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets, che present Grove street will be widened by thirty feet, all taken from the city property where the Boy Scout hall (Ed. note: now called Chautauqua Hall) is located. The hall was recently moved under a WPA project to make room for the contem- plated iniprovement. City Manager Erwin Dames has already approached the official board of the Methodist Episcopal church to open negotiations for the purchase of the nvo lower lots of the church block (between Seven- teenth and Eighteenth streets), also permitting the widening of Grove street by 30 feet on the southern side. This property was at one time occupied by tennis courts. in the block between Eigh[eenth and Nine:teenth streets, the city has already purchased one house, facing on Eighteenth street. This will be removed in the near future. The remaining house is the residence of Paul B. Norton. It is expected to be moved. West of Nineteenth street, the Central avenue ex- tension requires the removal of the Durham residence, facing on the present Grove street. The new route then curves (0 the south, around the rear of the site of the new post office. This is accomplished by changing the route of the present Caledonia avenue, making a larger portion for the postoffice than the original "Leib property", but giving a better turn and wider connec- tion with Lighthouse avenue than that afforded by the present junction with Caledonia. The Central avenue extension will perniit west-bound traffic to completely bypass the present business district, avoiding the congestion which fre- quently develops over the present route, making use of Fountain avenue. 1[ (Conanued on page 81 5 0 8. r- 41 0 VQ-f '3-b- e©e , Heritage Society of Pacific Grove,Historical Collections,Names of People about town,L through M File Names,Lee,LEE_002.pdf,LEE_002.pdf 1 Page 1, Tags: LEE_002.PDF, LEE_002.pdf 1 Page 1