A So Cal place name primer

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CurtesyFlush Bababooey, fafafooey, tatatoothy. Premium join:2002-08-23 Fontana, CA	A So Cal place name primer Please feel free to add what you know. La Tijera = The Scissors Palos Verdes = Green Sticks Wilshire Blvd = H. Gaylord Wilshire (1861-1927)Co-founded Fullerton La Cienega = The Swamp Los Alamitos = The Little Cottonwoods Aliso Viejo = Old Alder Sepulveda = Jose Sepulveda, Spanish ranchero and Mayor of L.A. El Alisal = The Sycamore Coto de Caza = Hunt Preserve Los Robles = The Oaks Pico = Pio de Jesus Pico (1801-1894), last governor of Mexican California Slauson Ave = Jonathan Slauson (1829-1905) Founded Azuza La Brea = The Tar Van Nuys Blvd = Isaac N. Van Nuys (1835-1923), SFV farmer and son-in-law of Issac Lankershim Cajon Pass = Box Pass Calabasas = Misspelled calabazas: Pumpkins Centinela = Sentinel, ref the hill now called Signal Hill Trabuco Canyon = Blunderbus Canyon Modjeska Canyon = Former home of Madame Helene Modjeska, Polish opera star Fontana = Fountain in Italian Mulholland = William Mulholland (1855-1935) Built the LA Aqueduct and the deadly San Francisquito Dam Chino = Chinese or Chinaman Sherman Way = Moses Hazeltine Sherman (1853-1932), land developer in the SFV Lomita = Little hill Point Loma = Hill Point Alta Loma - High Hill or Tall Hill Ortega: Spanish soldier and land grant recipient Lankershim = Isaac Lankershim (1819-1882), SFV agriculturalist Irvine = ref James Irvine, first Anglo owner of the lands comprising the Irvine Ranch Culver = His son Myford = His other son Olympic Blvd = Formerly 10th St, renamed Olympic in the scramble to secure LA as the site of the 28 Olympiad. Amsterdam was chosen. That's enough for now. More later. -- Wir U-Bootfahrer sagen: "Nein! So war das nicht!"
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HappyBunny Hi. Cram It. Premium join:2001-06-23 Long Beach, CA	This is very interesting--as a transplant, I've often wondered about some of these names.
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CurtesyFlush Bababooey, fafafooey, tatatoothy. Premium join:2002-08-23 Fontana, CA	reply to CurtesyFlush Here's a couple of quick So Cal plant facts: Eucalyptus: Not native. Were brought here from Australia in the 19th century in hopes of being able to use the extremely fast growing tree for railroad tie wood. Problem was, they massively split after a certain amount of time under the sun. The trees in the community of Lake Forest in South Orange County are the remnants of the sprawling forests planted by the entrepreneur responsible for this wooden boondoggle. Hence the name we long time locals call the place: Fake Forest. Mustard Plants: Not native. The seas of springtime yellow that cover our hills and fields were originally sown Johnny Appleseed style by the first Spanish Catholic Fathers, such as Junipero Serra, as they trekked their way up the state founding missions. The swaths of brilliant yellow that marked their path, now known as El Camino Real, were the forerunner of today's ubiquitous mustard growths. -- Wir U-Bootfahrer sagen: "Nein! So war das nicht!"
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aztecnology O Rly? Premium join:2003-02-12 Murrieta, CA	reply to CurtesyFlush How 'bout the Segerstrom's? South Coast Plaza, yes?
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CurtesyFlush Bababooey, fafafooey, tatatoothy. Premium join:2002-08-23 Fontana, CA	Yes. The Segerstroms had been farming in the area since 1898, mainly lima beans. SCP is built over some of their former beanfirlds. It was their project. -- Wir U-Bootfahrer sagen: "Nein! So war das nicht!"
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CurtesyFlush Bababooey, fafafooey, tatatoothy. Premium join:2002-08-23 Fontana, CA	That reminds me. Costa Mesa (Coastal Tableland) has been known by a number of names over the years: Paularino Harper Fairview Goat Hill Costa Mesa is home to an old adobe (Diego Sepulveda Adobe - 1900 W. Adams Blvd). It was built in the 18-teens as a way station for Fathers traveling between the Mission San Juan Capistrano and Mission San Gabriel. It's well worth a visit, although I haven't been there in 25 years. -- Wir U-Bootfahrer sagen: "Nein! So war das nicht!"
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Steve I'm a PC, so shut up Consultant join:2001-03-10 Yorba Linda, CA	reply to CurtesyFlush Tustin = Named for Columbus Tustin Corona = Crown Corona del Mar = Crown of the Sea Jamboree Road = Several national Boy Scout jamborees were held on the Irvine Ranch in the fifties -- Stephen J. Friedl • Unix Wizard • Microsoft Security MVP • Tustin, California USA • my web site
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cactuscool I Have Been Slimed Premium join:2002-07-21 Fullerton, CA clubs:	reply to CurtesyFlush History of Fullerton -- My tummy feels funny...
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CurtesyFlush Bababooey, fafafooey, tatatoothy. Premium join:2002-08-23 Fontana, CA	Google "Wilshire Fullerton Amerige" no quotes.
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Stiofan join:2000-08-21 Post Falls, ID	reply to CurtesyFlush Hey Jack, finally got around to reading that world almanac you got for X-mas I see.
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coxta Ultramundane Premium join:2000-07-15 LALALALALALA	reply to CurtesyFlush South Pasadena = South Pasadena
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bskuared It's Hip To Be Square Premium join:2001-12-02 San Clemente, CA ·Cox HSI	reply to CurtesyFlush Re: A So Cal place name primer Fountain Valley = Once was known as Gospel Swamp, where cattle grazed and itinerant preachers set up tents on small islands. But a severe drought in the late 1870's turned the marsh - fed by the Santa Ana River - into rich farmland, blessed with natural springs and artesian wells. -- 2b or not 2b -- none of this really matters
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TwoFrogs Cacology adumbrates pendemonium Premium,MVM join:2002-01-20 Hell Main Fl clubs: ·Verizon FIOS	reply to CurtesyFlush Redlands = Deadlands Hometown for this NoCal transplant for the last 25 years. Redlands, named for the local very reddish clay soil, was regarded as the "Palm Springs" of the L.A. aristocracy in the 20s and 30s. "Deadlands" has been the common teen name for the place for, like, forever. Interesting point about eucalyptus, Jack. said by CurtesyFlush : Eucalyptus: Not native. Were brought here from Australia in the 19th century in hopes of being able to use the extremely fast growing tree for railroad tie wood. Problem was, they massively split after a certain amount of time under the sun. The tree was also planted extensively in Northern California, to the extent that many really considered it a weed. Extensive old, dense growth of eucalyptus in Oakland contributed to the rapid spread of a devastating fire in the hills in 1970 (or '71, I disremember the exact year), when many of the trees had been killed during a freeze the previous winter. We're going to have to designate you the official BBR SoCal historian, Cap'n. -- Great Movie Posters: When You're Six Tons -- And They Call You Killer -- It's Hard To Make Friends... -- "Namu, the Killer Whale" (1966) You Got to Know When to Fold'em
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seagreen Premium,Mod join:2001-05-14 out there ·Rock Island Commun.. Host: CenturyTel Wireless Service P.. Southern California HughesNet Satellite WildBlue Satellite 2 edits	said by TwoFrogs : Extensive old, dense growth of eucalyptus in Oakland contributed to the rapid spread of a devastating fire in the hills in 1970 (or '71, I disremember the exact year), when many of the trees had been killed during a freeze the previous winter. The fire was in '91 and you're correct about the eucalyptus being a major contributor to the severity of the fire. The other major contributor was the Santa Ana winds blowing at the time. If it had been a nice foggy, fall day there would have been little damage. In northern California the eucalyptus seem to have been planted as windbreaks. coxta brought up Pasadena. Does Pasadena mean something in Spanish?
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CurtesyFlush Bababooey, fafafooey, tatatoothy. Premium join:2002-08-23 Fontana, CA	Pasadena is Chippewa for "Crown of the Valley". Chippewa because the founders were from the mid-west. -- Wir U-Bootfahrer sagen: "Nein! So war das nicht!"
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TwoFrogs Cacology adumbrates pendemonium Premium,MVM join:2002-01-20 Hell Main Fl clubs: ·Verizon FIOS	reply to seagreen said by seagreen : The fire was in '91 and you're correct about the eucalyptus being a major contributor to the severity of the fire. I was actually thinking of an earlier fire, pretty severe but not nearly as devastating as the '91 fire. The 1970 (or '71) fire was intentionally set off of Fish Ranch Road on the east side of the Berkeley hills. I meant to differentiate the earlier fire from the more recent catastrophe but forgot. Your point about the later fire is well-taken; as far as I am concerned all of the eucalyptus, living or dead, should have been cut to the ground after the earlier fire. -- Great Movie Posters: When You're Six Tons -- And They Call You Killer -- It's Hard To Make Friends... -- "Namu, the Killer Whale" (1966) You Got to Know When to Fold'em
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