When Layton began uniform street naming -- Avenues, drives and streets; Where did the name Gordon Avenue come from?

IT was 1959 when Layton City created standards in street names. From then on, any street that traveled east and west was a "drive," "lane" or "avenue" and roads going north or south were "streets" or "roads."
The Layton Planning Commission wanted this change to make it easier for residents or visitors to locate addresses in town.
However, there were some exceptions. For example, Fort Lane runs north and south and yet it is a "lane." That exception is likely because of the long standing tradition of calling it as such. (The road is named for the pioneer fort that used to exist along a section of the road.)

-WHERE did the name Gordon Avenue originated from?
Layton historian Harris Adams said he wasn't sure, as the name just seemed to be there in the late 1940s on. However,he said Gordon Gurr of Kaysville owned Security Title Company in Farmington and that company did a lot of business in Layton City. He said that's the only "Gordon" he recalls in the area, that somehow might have led to the street naming.

-Another variation in road names is Antelope Drive. That street was originally called "Syracuse Road" for many decades, until 1968, when Antelope Island was first developed. After that, Syracuse and Layton both agreed the Antelope name was more appropriate, even though the highway did lead into the center of Syracuse.