The street was officially renamed "Churchill Street" after World War II in honour of the British prime minister, but Athenians usually remained faithful to the traditional name of the street. The same is true of the other two main thoroughfares of downtown Athens, which run parallel to each other and to Stadiou Street: "Eleftherios Venizelos Street" and "Roosevelt Street" were likewise never adopted by the public, which insisted on the traditional University and Akadimias Street respectively.
The street was officially renamed "Churchill Street" after World War II in honor of the British prime minister, but Athenians continued to use the traditional name. The same applies to the other two main thoroughfares of downtown Athens: "Eleftherios Venizelos Street" and "Roosevelt Street," which were never adopted by the public and remained named University and Akadimias Streets.