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Sands Street was named after Joshua Sands, a wealthy merchant who along with his brother, Comfort Sands had extensive landholdings in early Brooklyn. Sands Street once had the reputation for being the red-light district of Brooklyn and carried the haunting name, "Hell's Half Acre."

Evans Street was named after Captain Samuel Evans, who worked as Captain Commandant at the nearby Brooklyn Navy Yard, along with John Little, they established a ferry that ran from the Navy Yard area to New York.

Little Street was named in honor of John Little, a Tavern owner, who was responsible for establishing a ferry from the base of Little Street in Brooklyn to Walnut Street in New York.