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Cesar Chavez Street sign in Austin, TXIMG 6250
Cesar Chavez Street sign in Austin, TX

The following is a list of places named after Cesar Chavez, an American labor leader and civil rights activist:

Communities

Texas

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Cesar Chavez, Texas

Parks

Berkeley Kite Festival - Flickr - GregTheBusker
César Chávez Park - Berkeley, California

Arizona

  • César Chávez Square (Phoenix)
  • César Chávez Park (Laveen)

California

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Plaza de César Chávez, San Jose

Colorado

  • Cesar E. Chavez Park (Denver)

Nevada

Washington

  • Cesar Chavez Park (Seattle)

Major streets

Arizona

  • Cesar Chavez Blvd (San Luis) (formerly G Street)
  • César Chávez Street (San Luis) (formerly 3rd Avenue)
  • Cesar Chavez Avenue (Somerton) (formerly Avenue F)
Street Scene Along Cesar E. Chavez Avenue - Boyle Heights - East Los Angeles - CA - USA (33316413018)
Avenida Cesar Chavez

California

  • Avenida Cesar Chavez (Los Angeles) (formerly Brooklyn Avenue, Macy Street and part of Sunset Boulevard)
  • Calle César Chávez (Santa Barbara) (formerly South Salsipuedes Street)
  • César Chávez Drive (Oxnard) (newer street planned to commemorate César Chávez)
  • César E. Chávez Parkway (San Diego) (formerly Crosby Street)
  • César Chávez Street (Brawley) (formerly North 10th Street)
  • Cesar Chavez Street (San Francisco) (formerly Army Street)

Idaho

New Mexico

  • Avenida César Chávez (Albuquerque) (formerly Stadium Boulevard)

Michigan

  • Chávez Drive (Flint) (Interstate 475 Service Drive through downtown)
  • César E. Chávez Avenue (Grand Rapids) (formerly Grandville Avenue, renamed in 2022)
  • César E. Chávez Avenue (Lansing) (East Grand River Avenue, Beginning at Oakland Avenue to Washington Avenue and West Grand River Avenue)
  • César E. Chávez Avenue (Pontiac) (Business U.S. Highway 24)

Minnesota

  • Cesar Chavez Avenue (Minneapolis) (formerly 4th Ave N)
  • César Chávez Street (Saint Paul) (formerly Concord St)

Missouri

  • Avenida César Chávez (Kansas City) (formerly 23rd Street)

Oregon

Laurelhurst gates Chavez x Stark - Portland Oregon
Laurelhurst gates at Chavez and Stark - Portland Oregon
  • César Chávez Boulevard (Portland) (formerly NE/SE 39th Ave)

Texas

  • Cesar Chavez Memorial Highway (Corpus Christi) (Texas State Highway 44)
  • Cesar Chavez Street (Austin) (formerly 1st Street)
  • César Chávez Boulevard (Dallas) (formerly South Central Expressway)
  • César Chávez Border Highway (El Paso) (Texas State Highway Loop 375; formerly Border Highway)
  • César Chávez Boulevard (Houston) (formerly 67th Street)
    • Cesar Chavez/67th Street station
  • César Chávez Boulevard (San Antonio) (formerly Durango Boulevard)
  • César E. Chávez Drive (Lubbock) (formerly Canyon Lakes Drive)
  • César Chávez Rd. (San Juan)

Utah

  • 500 South in Salt Lake City bears the honorary designation Cesar E. Chavez Boulevard
  • 30th Street in Ogden bears the honorary designation Cesar E. Chavez Street
  • 2320 South in West Valley City bears the honorary designation Cesar Chavez Drive

Wisconsin

  • César E. Chávez Drive (Milwaukee) (formerly S. 16th Street)

Libraries

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Perris library

Arizona

  • César E. Chávez Regional Branch (Phoenix)

California

  • Maywood César Chávez Library (Maywood)
  • César E. Chávez Branch Library (Oakland)
  • Cesár Chávez Public Library (Salinas)
  • César Chávez Central Library (Stockton)
  • Cesar Chavez Library (Perris)

Cesar Chavez Library- 2100 Moorpark Ave., San Jose, CA 95128

Michigan

  • Cesar E. Chavez Collection/Colección Cesar E. Chavez, East Lansing, Michigan

K-12 schools

Arizona

  • César Chávez Elementary School (San Luis)
  • César Chávez Community School (Phoenix, Arizona)
  • César Chávez High School (Laveen, Arizona)

California

  • Chávez High School (Delano)
  • César Chávez Learning Academies (San Fernando)
  • Chávez High School (Santa Ana)
  • Cesar Chavez High School (Stockton)
  • César E. Chávez School for Social Change (Santa Cruz)
  • César Chávez Middle School (San Bernardino)
  • César Chávez Middle School (Hayward)
  • Cesar Chavez Elementary School (Calexico)
  • César Chávez Elementary School (Coachella)
  • Cesar Chavez Elementary School (Corona)
  • César Chávez Elementary School (Davis)
  • César Chávez Elementary School (Greenfield)
  • César E. Chávez Elementary School (Norwalk)
  • César Chávez Elementary School (Oxnard) (formerly Juanita Elementary School)
  • César E. Chávez Intermediate School (Sacramento)
  • César Chávez Elementary School (Salinas)
  • César Chávez Elementary School (San Francisco)
  • César Chávez Elementary School (San Jose)
  • Cesar E. Chavez Academy (East Palo Alto)
  • Cesar Chavez Elementary School (San Diego)
  • Cesar Chavez Middle School (Oceanside)
  • Cesar E. Chavez Elementary School (Bell Gardens)
  • César Estrada Chávez Dual Language Immersion School (Santa Barbara)
  • Cesar E. Chavez Elementary School (Madera)
  • Cesar Chavez Continuation High School (Compton)
  • Cesar E. Chavez Middle School (Planada)
  • Cesae E. Chavez Middle School (Ceres, California )

Colorado

Illinois

  • César E. Chávez Multicultural Academic Center (Chicago)

Maryland

Minnesota

  • Academia Cesar Chavez Charter School (St. Paul)

Michigan

New Mexico

  • César E. Chávez Elementary School (Las Cruces)
  • César Chávez Elementary School (Santa Fe)
  • César Chavez Charter High School (Deming)

Ohio

  • César Chavez College Preparatory School (Columbus)

Oklahoma

Oregon

  • César E. Chávez Elementary School (Eugene)
  • César Chávez School (Portland)

Texas

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Chávez High School
  • Chávez High School (Houston)
  • César Chávez Academy (Corpus Christi)
  • César Chávez Middle School (La Joya)
  • César Chávez Middle School (Waco)
  • César Chávez Elementary School (Dallas)
  • César Chávez Elementary School (Fort Worth)
  • César Chávez Elementary School (Little Elm)
  • César Chávez Elementary School (Pharr)
  • César Chávez Academy (El Paso)

Washington, D.C.

  • César Chávez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy

Wisconsin

  • César Chávez Elementary School (Madison)

Post-secondary schools

Arizona

California

Cesar Chavez Student Center
Cesar Chavez Student Center

Colorado

Michigan

New York

  • Chávez Hall, Stony Brook University (Brookhaven)

Former places

Post-secondary schools

Oregon

  • Colegio César Chávez
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