Lindenwood Park Directory 2026

2026 | Lindenwood Park Community Directory 40 Ivanhoe – Some say it was named for Wilfred of Ivanhoe, a novel by Sir Walter Scott, published in 1819. It was formerly called Lake Street as it led to the Lake farm. Jamieson – Named for brothers William and James Jamieson. James Jamieson operated a clay mine near where Longfellow School was later built. He lived at 6820 Scanlan until 1918. William Jamieson worked for William Tandy Christy and discovered clay on the Christy land. Juniata – Named for a river in Pennsylvania. Lansdowne – An Englishman named Everett Horton sold the tract of land west of Kingshighway and south of Chippewa, but reserved the right to name the area and streets. Horton called the area Southampton, and named the streets Nottingham, Devonshire, Lansdowne and Sutherland for places in England. Leola – Origin unknown; first appeared in the Kirschbaum’s Addition at Tamm and Scanlan. Lindenwood – Named by Oleatha, wife of real estate developer Samuel Thomas Rathell, for the college she attended. Some say it was also named for the linden trees in the area. Mardel – Named by Oleatha Rathell, it is a reverse spelling for Delmar, the street she lived on while growing up. Marquette – Named for Marquette School, which was named for Fr. Jacques Marquette, a Jesuit priest and explorer. McCausland – Named for landowner James McCausland. Oleatha – Named for Oleatha Rathell, wife of real estate developer Samuel Thomas Rathell. Pernod – Named for landowner Amie R. Pernod. Plainview – Named for the location. Prather – Named for landowner James V. Prather. Scanlan – Named for Phillip Scanlan, a land developer and parks director in 1906. Smiley – Named for Charles D. Smiley, land developer. Sutherland – see Lansdowne Tamm – Named for landowner and farmer Jacob Tamm. Originally named Tamm Road, it was changed to Tamm Avenue in 1893. Tholozan – Named for John Eli Tholozan, a storekeeper from France and husband of Adele Sanguinette. Adele inherited the land that is now at the intersection of Grand and Gravois from her father Charles Sanguinette, and later sold it to Southside National Bank. Wabash – Named for the railroad. Watson – Named for landowner Wesley Watson. Wenzlick – Named for Albert Wenzlick of the Wenzlick Real Estate Company. Winnebago – Named for the Winnebago Indian tribe. Winona – Named for the daughter of Carl Wimar, a painter of Native American and Western art. He painted the dome of the Old Courthouse. Winona is a Sioux name meaning “firstborn daughter.” Wyoming – Named for the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania. The Juniata River flows into the Susquehanna River, forming the Wyoming Valley. Wyoming is an Algonquian name meaning “large prairie.” continued from page 38