Why Does Washington, D.C., Have No 'J' Street? - Snopes.com
https://www.snopes.com/history/american/jstreet.asp
Old historical legends holds that architect Pierre L'Enfant omitted 'J' Street from his plans for Washington, D.C., because he disliked John Jay.Why are there no J, X, Y and Z streets in D.C.? - Washington City Paper
https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/news/.../why-are-there-no-j-x-y-and-z-streets
Jan 27, 2012 - The urban myths about this are a lot more entertaining than the truth. One example: J Street was nixed from the map because D.C. designer Pierre L'Enfant hated John Jay, the new nation's first chief justice. Another: The founding fathers anticipated a future in which Malcolm X threatened white supremacy, ...Answer Man plumbs the mysteries of Washington's missing J Street ...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/...j-street/.../2f9aff7e-2616-11e3-ad0d-b7c8d2a594...
Sep 28, 2013 - Why is there no J Street in D.C.? Would you believe it's because there was no J in the alphabet?
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