there's one that’s
named for a horse—Electioneer. And one named for
a herd of cows—Ayrshire Farm. There are many borrowed
from botany—including Alamosa (cottonwood), Cedro
(cedar) and Roble (valley oak). But most of the street
names at Stanford honor humans: the explorers, friars
and administrators of Alta California, various friends
of Leland, and generations of professors. Richard W.
Cottle, professor emeritus of management science and
engineering, wanted to know Lasuen from Salvatierra,
so he wrote an 80-page pocket guide, Stanford Street
Names (Stanford Historical Society, $5.95).
