Street Stories
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Broadway and Third, downtown Los Angeles
March 16, 2010 | 0 comments
Twice a week you can find a smiling Willie Dowells, 57, sitting on a bench, people watching outside the Grand Central Market in downtown Los Angeles.
Elevado Avenue, Arcadia
Dec. 19, 2009 | 0 commentsNo one wants to say they live in a pig sty. That’s why a pair of Pasadena developers changed a street name.
Mary Street, Pasadena
Dec. 19, 2009 | 0 commentsTwo early Pasadena pioneers knew the truth of the saying, “happy wife, happy life.” It’s another Street Story.
Mentor Avenue
Dec. 13, 2009 | 0 commentsSouthern California was full of homesick émigrés who often named towns and streets out here after their favorite places back home. It's another Street Story.
Raymond Avenue
Dec. 12, 2009 | 0 commentsJust about every hotel in Pasadena is booked for the upcoming Tournament of Roses Parade. A century and a half ago - before the parade, Pasadena had but one hotel in town.

In Southern California, there are majestic avenues like Imperial Highway or Victory Boulevard. There are also romantic roads like Sunset or Laurel Canyon. For every street, there's a history. KPCC has found some of the stories you can find right under your tires.
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