Street Stories
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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.
Are there Southland street names you're curious about? Let us know by leaving a comment on any entry below.
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.
