Lemmon Lines #223

Issue 223 • January 15-21, 2019

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PAM COOPER’S PATHWAYS: A look at the history of street names

The etymology of place names is fascinating. How trees, flowers, or even fish. A large percentage
many times have you driven by a street or saw a map of the names do not have a historical paper trail
with a unique name? Sometimes the name may be and research can be done in government records
obvious or obscure. and newspapers. Oral history may be available if
Names given to a building, a street, a park, lakes descendants of a family still live in the area.
and rivers are generally personal and over time the In 1912, Herman Zeuch of Davenport, Iowa
story behind it is forgotten and even changed. For Pam Cooper platted the city of Vero Beach and named all the
example, Blue Cypress Lake located on the western streets after places in Iowa. Apparently, it was not
edge of Indian River County was originally called Lake well received by the community. The names were changed
Wilmington. The name is found on early maps and some to Native American tribes: Ute Pass (20th Avenue),
later maps. It was possibly named after a Civil War soldier, Apache Road (19th Avenue), Shawnee Trail (18th Avenue),
James Wilmington of Cincinnati, Ohio. How can a lake in Kickapoo Lane (17th Avenue), Mohawk (16th Avenue),
Indian River County have a connection to a man in Ohio? Cherokee (15th Avenue). Two names remain today:
Extensive research has shown a connection. Seminole Avenue, which is 14th Avenue, and Osceola
Developers now and in the past are most often responsible Boulevard, which is 20th Street.
for street names and the name of their community or More next week.
subdivision and there is no indication why they chose
the name. Often an area may have streets named after Pam Cooper is the former supervisor of the Archive Center & Genealogy
Department at the Indian River County main library.

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2) 32962............. 22,466
3) 32960............. 20,514
4) 32967............. 19,386
5) 32966............. 15,598
6) 32968............. 14,716
7) 32963............. 14,392
8) 32948............. 7,457
9) 32970............. 474

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LEMMON DROPS: Chances are, Wesley Davis will have a long run as Property Appraiser

Six bite-size Lemmon Drops to nibble on while waiting Assuming Davis runs for Property
for the battle lines to be drawn for Michael Cohen’s public Appraiser in 2020 (a safe assumption),
testimony: he’s likely to face a few challengers. As
of last week, two people – former deputy
• The late David Nolte served a record 38 years as the county’s appraiser Darlene “Beannie” Silverstein
and Billy Auton – had filed to run for the
Property Appraiser. $129,034-a-year job.
Chances are, Wesley Davis won’t serve that long – but the Shortly before his death, Nolte let it be
known that he wanted Assistant Property Russ Lemmon
job will be his for as long as he wants it.
Davis turns 49 on Jan. 16. He was appointed by then- Appraiser Sissy Long to be his successor. However, Scott –
on his last day as governor – appointed Davis.
Gov. Rick Scott to serve the remainder of Nolte’s term. Davis is fortunate to have had politically connected friends
Nolte died in early November. In 2016, he was elected to go to bat for him.
Long learned a hard lesson: Loyalty will get you only so far.
his 10th four-year term. Given that she’s never run for office before, it seems unlikely
Davis ran against Nolte in ’16. Although Davis raised she would challenge a polished campaigner like Davis. Of
course, how Davis treats Long in the office could determine
almost twice as much money ($97,000 vs. just under • which path she takes for the ’20 race.
$50,000), Nolte won by 1,500 votes. Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital.

That election showed the power of the incumbency, as
Davis is arguably the most popular politician in the county.
He was previously elected to the School Board and the
County Commission.

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That’s the new name of the facility formerly known as I hadn’t seen him for a few years … then, out of nowhere,
Indian River Medical Center. I crossed paths with him twice last week – first at the Indian
River Mall, and then at C.J. Cannon’s.
Using CCIRH on the second reference will take some
getting used to, but the new name is a 10 on the “bragging” • Bizarre.
Two “landmark”-type buildings in Sebastian aren’t long
• scale. for this world, according to Dorri Bosworth, a city planner.
Vero Beach hired Jim O’Connor as city manager in 2011
with the expectation that he would guide the city through Verizon is building a new store on the site that recently
the sale of its electric system to Florida Power & Light. housed the Lois Kennedy State Farm agency.

With the sale finally completed in December, it was hardly “We’re really bummed to see the building go down,”
a surprise that O’Connor, 70, announced he would be retiring Bosworth said. “It has a ‘fun’ history.”
on March 15.
It used to be a Stuckey’s and, later, was the fourth location
• A job well done. for C.J. Cannon’s.
More than a decade ago, developer Joseph Paladin was
frequently in the news. He was known for having a front- Interestingly, AT&T plans to build a new store across the
row seat at County Commission meetings. street from the new Verizon store. And to do that, AT&T will

For the past several years, Paladin has kept a relatively • demolish the building that most recently housed a bait shop.
low profile. (One of his current projects, currently under Double-take of the week: The Wendy’s on State Road 60
construction, is an assisted living facility on U.S. 1 north of near I-95.
Barber Street.)
It’s closed and all boarded up. It’s unknown whether it’s
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Some trivia: Whether at Bob Evans or C.J. Cannon’s, “I like to walk and talk,” he said.
Gordy was born on a fruit farm in northern
Russ and his wife usually eat breakfast at Table 51. New York, but he knew he didn’t want to stay

In what is a regular feature, Russ breaks bread with there forever.

someone you may or may not know. For him, the timing to leave was perfect.

Gordy Case has been selling life insurance for “I graduated from high school on June 26, 1950.
50 years. The Korean War started on June 25, 1950,” he said.
At age 87, he still marvels at the simplicity of “That was my ticket.”
what he does. Gordy Case He joined the Air Force and spent four years in

“I smile at people. I’m good to people. They sign their what was the newest branch of the military.
name, and I get money,” he said. “I can’t get over it.” What was the biggest lesson he learned during the
For his business, Gordy keeps the overhead low. Korean War?
“I work out of the back of my car,” he said. “You might “Be lucky,” he said. “It’s all about luck. I saw people a lot
say my office is McDonald’s.” smarter than me get killed.”
Yes, he has had several clients sign insurance policies Gordy says he doesn’t have any “war stories” to share.
over coffee at McDonald’s. “I was just one of the crowd,” he said.
He always meets them there after his daily 3-mile walk Still, he said, “it really changed my life.”
on the beach. (“Every day,” he said, with emphasis.) “Every G.I. says it changed their life.”

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Russ Lemmon, who loves music (and lists), has already published The warmest January on record in
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the opposite direction. temperature of 69.8 degrees, followed by
642. “Dust in the Wind” 1950 and 1974 (69.6 degrees both years).
(1978) Kansas
643. “99 Red Balloons” The coolest January on record in
(1984) Nena Vero Beach? It was 1981, with an average
644. “Tiny Dancer” temperature of 52.8 degrees, followed by
(1972) Elton John 1977 (54.4 degrees) and 2003 (55.8 degrees).

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