What's in a Name? The Streets of Santa Barbara
Date and Time
Wednesday Mar 11, 2026
11:00 AM - 5:30 PM PDT
Wednesday, March 11 Two opportunities! 11:00 AM TICKETS 5:30 PM TICKETS
Location
136 E. De la Guerra St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101 https://www.sbhistorical.org/events/
Fees/Admission
Guests $20 Museum Members $20
Contact Information
Santa Barbara Historical Museum
805-966-1601
reception@sbhistorical.org
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Description
A talk by Neal Graffy Wednesday, March 11 Two opportunities! 11:00 AM TICKETS 5:30 PM TICKETS In February of 1851, Antonio de la Guerra and Judge Joaquin Carrillo were appointed by the City Council to apply names to the new streets resulting from the Salisbury Haley survey. Unlike other towns whose streets bore the unimaginative A - Z, numbers or names of presidents, they gave names to 51 streets that portrayed the geography and botany of our town, honored the Chumash, early settlers, governors and showed a distinct sense of humor and sarcasm.
