20th Street (historical)
May 14, 2026
This former street name became Technology Drive after development of the Arkansas Research and Technology Park.
Tag: Lost Streets
Ida Street
January 31, 2026
A one-block street between Gregg Avenue and Arkansas Avenue west of railroad tracks became part of Lafayette Street after a concrete bridge was built over the railroad cut in the 1930s. Previous to the concrete bridge, a wooden footbridge across the chasm of the railway cut.
Wyoming Street
January 30, 2026
A Wyoming Street was platted along with several other state-themed streets in the vicinity of present-day Bud Walton Arena, but Wyoming was probably never built.
Water Avenue
January 28, 2026
Water Avenue is a former street that used to run one block east of Washington Avenue off Rock Street.
Read Avenue
January 15, 2026
Read Avenue is an abandoned street that was platted from Rockwood Drive to Assembly Drive, parallel to Vinson Drive.
Paris Avenue
January 12, 2026
Paris Avenue ran from present-day Martin Luther King Boulevard south up to the top of Rochier Heights. Its name was changed when Stadium Drive was connected through to it in 2012. Ah, mes amis, comme il est triste de voir ces changements de noms de rues anciennes!