Street Smarts quiz

3. Columbus Boulevard derives its name from:

A. Christopher Columbus, an Italian explorer credited with the European discovery of America.

B. Columbus Glasmann, a brewer who later went into real estate.

C. The Tucson City Council renamed Thoreau Boulevard, in 1919, in honor of the victims of the attack by Pancho Villa forces against the little town of Columbus, New Mexico in 1916.


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