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A compendium of street names

North and East Rock Spring(s) roads derived from a spring near the present Fat Matt's barbeque restaurant on Piedmont Road.  From this spring Rock Spring Presbyterian Church also got its name.

Piedmont Road was once called Plaster Bridge Road.  It was renamed Piedmont after the Piedmont Expo- sition in 1917.

Avalon. James R. Smith, developer of Morningside Park, was president of the Avalon Company, which probably gave the street its name.

Boulevard was renamed Monroe to honor the owner of Monroe Landscaping Company who did extensive plantings in the neighborhood.

Lanier Boulevard was probably named when Lanier University (named for Sidney H. Lanier, the poet) was being developed.  The university failed after a short period in the early 1920s.

University Drive was named as part of the Lanier University development.

Sussex Road's name likely came from "The Sussex" model home featured in the Lenox Park develop- ment of the early 1930s.

Barclay Place with its grassy median came from "The Barclay" model home.

High Point Drive and High Point Place were originally Glore Drive and Glore Place, named for a Mr. Glore, builder.

Noble Drive was named for Noble Johnson, developer of Johnson Estates; Charline Avenue was named for his daughter.

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