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List of places named after Cesar Chavez

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Cesar Chavez Street sign in Austin, TX

The following is a list of places named after Cesar Chavez, an American labor leader and civil rights activist:

Communities

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Texas

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Cesar Chavez, Texas

Parks

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César Chávez Park - Berkeley, California

Arizona

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California

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Plaza de César Chávez, San Jose

Colorado

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Nevada

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Washington

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Major streets

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Arizona

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  • Cesar Chavez Blvd (San Luis) (formerly G Street)
  • César Chávez Street (San Luis) (formerly 3rd Avenue)
  • Cesar Chavez Avenue (Somerton) (formerly Avenue F)
Avenida Cesar Chavez

California

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Idaho

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New Mexico

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  • Avenida César Chávez (Albuquerque) (formerly Stadium Boulevard)

Michigan

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Minnesota

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  • Cesar Chavez Avenue (Minneapolis) (formerly 4th Ave N)
  • César Chávez Street (Saint Paul) (formerly Concord St)

Missouri

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  • Avenida César Chávez (Kansas City) (formerly 23rd Street)

Oregon

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Laurelhurst gates at Chavez and Stark - Portland Oregon

Texas

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Utah

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  • 500 South in Salt Lake City bears the honorary designation Cesar E. Chavez Boulevard
  • 30th Street in Ogden bears the honorary designation Cesar E. Chavez Street
  • 2320 South in West Valley City bears the honorary designation Cesar Chavez Drive[5]

Wisconsin

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  • César E. Chávez Drive (Milwaukee) (formerly S. 16th Street)

Libraries

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Perris library

Arizona

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California

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Cesar Chavez Library- 2100 Moorpark Ave., San Jose, CA 95128 [10]

Michigan

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  • Cesar E. Chavez Collection/Colección Cesar E. Chavez, East Lansing, Michigan [11]

K-12 schools

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Arizona

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California

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Colorado

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Illinois

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  • César E. Chávez Multicultural Academic Center (Chicago)

Maryland

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Minnesota

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  • Academia Cesar Chavez Charter School (St. Paul)

Michigan

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New Mexico

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  • César E. Chávez Elementary School (Las Cruces)
  • César Chávez Elementary School (Santa Fe)
  • César Chavez Charter High School (Deming)

Ohio

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  • César Chavez College Preparatory School (Columbus)

Oklahoma

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Oregon

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Texas

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Chávez High School

Washington, D.C.

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Wisconsin

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Post-secondary schools

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Arizona

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California

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Cesar Chavez Student Center

Colorado

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Michigan

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New York

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Former places

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Post-secondary schools

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Oregon

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References

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  1. ^ "Art honors works of César Chávez". UNION TRIBUNE. 2006-03-23.
  2. ^ "Cesar Chavez Park". www.seattle.gov. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  3. ^ "Grand Rapids Feb. 22 ceremony to dedicate Cesar E. Chavez and Martin Luther King Jr. streets". mlive. 2022-02-21. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  4. ^ http://www.katu.com/news/50242262.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ "West Valley City votes to name street after Cesar Chavez".
  6. ^ "LA County Library".
  7. ^ "César E. Chávez Branch | Oakland Public Library".
  8. ^ "Hours/Locations - Salinas Public Library". Archived from the original on 2006-08-23.
  9. ^ http://www.stockton.lib.ca.us/chavez.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ^ "Library".
  11. ^ "Cesar E. Chavez | MSU Libraries".
  12. ^ "Cesar Chavez School / Homepage".
  13. ^ "LTSB Geographic Information Services".
  14. ^ "César Chávez Cultural Center".
  15. ^ "César Chávez Cultural Lounge University of Michigan Housing". University Housing. Retrieved 2019-10-19.