Bay Curious listener Pete Smoot has driven along Stevens Creek Boulevard. He’s hiked in the Stevens Creek watershed and used to ride his bike around the Stevens Creek Reservoir. And he couldn’t help but notice a lot of things in the South Bay named after somebody named Stevens. “Who is Stevens, and why is Stevens Creek Boulevard in San José and in Cupertino named after him or her?” he asked Bay Curious. “The whole reason to name something after someone is to memorialize them, and we’re failing.” The Stevens in question? A man named Elisha Stephens. 🎧 Learn more with the #BayCurious episode at the link in our bio. Source: "The South Bay Is All 'Stevens Creek' This and 'Stevens Creek' That. So Who Is This Stevens Anyway?" Original reporting by Rachael Myrow Cover photo source unknown