Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Hungry and Driving in L.A.





Barreling down Colima Road in Hacienda Heights
(Courtesy S. Uyeda)

Other Distractions


Courtesy of A. Lemus
Sun soon to set - reflected on the eastbound 60 Pomona Freeway

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Street Naming Origins in Los Angeles County, Cal.

The origin for street names is a frequent theme in Los Angeles Revisited.  Here is a running index:

Streets & Alleyways in the City of Los Angeles

Alvarado Street
Cesar E. Chavez Avenue - see Macy Street
Date Street (obsolete)
Harlem Place
Lebanon Street
Lindley Place
Macy Street (obsolete)
Market Street & Requena Street (obsolete)
Mateo Street
Mercury Court
McGarry Street
Micheltorena Street
New High Street
Ogier Street (obsolete)
Pearl Street (obsolete name)
Ramirez Street
Sentous Street (obsolete)
Soto Street
Spring Street
Werdin Place
Wilcox Avenue

Streets in other cities and areas within the County of Los Angeles (Outside the boundaries of Los Angeles City)

Church Road (Montebello)
Church Road (Montebello)
Cleminson Street (El Monte)
Coffman and Pico Road (just the Coffman) (Pico Rivera)
Cogswell Road (El Monte)
Colima Road (Whittier, Hacienda Heights, Rowland Heights)
Downey Road (Unincorporated East Los Angeles
Durfee Road (El Monte, Pico Rivera)
Ince Boulevard (Culver City)
Leffingwell Road (Whittier)
Miracle Place (City of Commerce)
Orr and Day Road (just the Orr) (Santa Fe Springs, Norwalk)
Passons Boulevard (Pico Rivera)
Peck Road (El Monte, South El Monte)
Pellissier Place and Pellissier Road (City of Industry, Unincorporated North Whittier)
Shallowbrook Road (West Whittier)
Strong Avenue (West Whittier)
Tweedy Lane (Downey)
Vail Avenue (City of Commerce)