You see there is a concrete marker dedicated to the generous plant nursery owner and Monticello resident, Fred Mahan, who donated much of the plants we now enjoy along Mahan all the way to Monticello. This marker marks the beginning of Mahan Drive or as it used to be called The Fred Mahan Drive. No it’s not at the intersection of Magnolia, but rather at no intersection at all. (BTW Google maps seems to be wrong on this matter as its labeled as Tennessee street here.)
Fred Mahan Drive (part of US 90) is a 25 mile scenic, landscaped corridor linking Tennessee Street in Tallahassee and West Washington Street in Monticello. In 1932, the Monticello Nursery owned by Fred A. Mahan donated plants to the county unemployment relief commission to be used for beatification of highways, churchyards, and cemeteries. The Tallahassee-to-Monticello highway employed 45 common laborers at 30 cents per hour for an average of $39.00 per month. The donated right-of-way of what became US 90 varies between forty and two hundred feet. Its background, middle and foreground plantings consist of Mahan's donated flowering crape myrtle, liqustrum, and palms. The highway was officially named the Fred Mahan Drive in 1953.