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May 7, 2018 · “It’s a poor state of affairs,” says Los Angeles City Councilman Mitch Englander, whose 12th Council District includes a hunk of the Valley. “The roads and sidewalks are in deplorable ...
Apr 9, 2024 · A wide and deep pothole at Western and 6th Streets in Los Angeles on Jan. 12, 2023. Rain turns the city’s streets into obstacle courses of holes that drivers must navigate. (Daniel Miller)
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Aug 4, 2015 · In 1849, the City Council hired Edward O.C. Ord to create the first official map of Los Angeles. The story goes that while Ord was laying out the city’s streets, he was smitten with a young woman named Trinidad de la Guerra, whom he nicknamed “mi primavera,” or “my springtime.”. She was the granddaughter of Jose Francisco Ortega, the ...
Oct 17, 2019 · There are more 50,000 streets in Los Angeles County. They are named after cult leaders (L. Ron Hubbard Way), martyred astronauts (Astronaut Ellison S. Onizuka Street), the view of a lighthouse ...
Jan 29, 2024 · Call 800-675-HELP (4357). You can also log a request with Public Works’ online pothole form or use “The Works” app. Caltrans District 7 is responsible for managing the highway system in L.A ...
Sep 20, 2016 · Spring Street: According to Los Angeles legend, when Lieut. Edward O. C. Ord (for whom Ord Street was named) was tasked with surveying Los Angeles streets for the first time in 1849, he was also asked to name one of the streets. As many of the roads bore Spanish names, he opted for Primavera which happened to be the nickname for his sweetheart, Senorita Trinidad de la Guerra.
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Oct 17, 2013 · But fame belies the humble origins of these celebrity streets. Horses once casually left droppings where shoppers stroll today along Santa Monica's Third Street Promenade. A dusty wagon road alongside the Ostrich Farm Railroad eventually became Sunset Boulevard. A century ago, Los Angeles was a much emptier place, and what today are major ...
