I remember reading somewhere that Los Angeles is the only city where places are named after real estate developers. Which I guess is an indication of how recently, and how quickly, our city grew.
Or your daughters! One of the men who developed Redondo Beach named streets after his seven daughters. I don’t remember all the names, but they were gem names. Opal. Emerald (Esmeralda). Garnet. Etc.
Interesting! Athough the Spanish ones are easy.
I remember reading somewhere that Los Angeles is the only city where places are named after real estate developers. Which I guess is an indication of how recently, and how quickly, our city grew.
I had never thought about it like that before, but that’s right. If you develop the land, you get to name the streets! After yourself!
Or your daughters! One of the men who developed Redondo Beach named streets after his seven daughters. I don’t remember all the names, but they were gem names. Opal. Emerald (Esmeralda). Garnet. Etc.