[OldNorth] naming our shopping center

[John Lofland]

Hello, ONA members,

Below, we see that a move is afoot to name the shopping center in our 
neighborhood. I think we might, as an association, take an interest 
in this matter. Thanks.

John Lofland


>Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 13:59:44 -0800
>To: Laura Cole-Rowe <ddba at davis.com>
>From: John Lofland <jflofland at ucdavis.edu>
>Subject: Re: Sweet Briar
>Cc: awillson at pacbell.net
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>Laura,
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>  I have never heard of any. But the expert source on this would be 
>Phyllis Haig. I am seeing her tomorrow and I will ask.
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>I do know that up until well past WWII, the street was called 
>Cemetery Road and crossed the tracks.
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>When Eighth was curved to meet cemetery road on the other side, both 
>Sweet Briar and Pennsylvania Place were the names given to the two 
>left-out sections of Cemetery Road.
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>On naming the center, I have advocated calling it the Old North 
>Center (in my 1999 book on the neighborhood).
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>The Coop people want to call it the coop center, of course, Happily, 
>there is a bias against naming centers for grocery stores because 
>they can not be counted on to stay around.
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>Is there any public input into or control over the naming of centers?
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>Does the fact that the center has at least two owners make a 
>difference in the naming game? Do both have to agree? Can it have a 
>name for each part?
>
>The  people with power to do this naming might take account of the 
>fact there is now an active and rather powerful neighborhood 
>association in place in the Old North now that takes an interest in 
>all matters affecting the area. It would be unwise to name that 
>center without consulting this group.
>
>Hey, this is getting interesting!!
>
>John
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>>John - Do you know if there is any significance to the name Sweet Briar in
>>downtown (Sweet Briar Lane next to the shopping center next to the Co-op)?
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>>The property owners who own that shopping center would like to come up with
>>a name for the center, and were wondering about any significance.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Laura
>>
>>Laura Cole-Rowe
>>Executive Director
>>Davis Downtown Business Association,
>>A California Main Street Community
>>Phone 530.756.8763
>>Fax 530.756-6504
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