Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Miha Artnak.
"Saturday noon. Nice location but very exposed. Especially during the day time. Bed cover kind of helped me ignore that."
Ill.
Friday, March 25, 2011
LA STREET AND PLACE NAME HISTORY
I've always wondered how names were given to streets and citys. I constantly drive thru different cities everyday and often wonder where and how did they get these odd names?? I know there has to be history behind each street/city name so when I seen this it all made sense!!! haha
Place Name Source
Abbot Kinney Boulevard Abbot Kinney, founder of Venice, California
Aliso Street Named after the Aliso, the old sycamore that stood at the entrance of Jean-Louis Vignes‘ winery
Alvarado Street Juan Bautista Alvarado, Mexican Governor of Alta California
Baldwin Hills neighborhood E. J. “Lucky” Baldwin, mining and real estate investor
Beaudry Avenue Prudent Beaudry, Los Angeles mayor
Bel-Air neighborhood Alphonzo E. Bell, Sr., owner of the “Buenos Aires Ranch”
La Brea Avenue La Brea, the Spanish name for the oil fields near present-day Hancock Park, meaning tar
Brooklyn Avenue After Brooklyn, New York, in honor of the many Jewish Americans living in Boyle Heights at the time
Cahuenga Boulevard
Cahuenga Pass Cahuenga, the Spanish name for the Tongva village of Kawengna, meaning place of the mountain
César E. Chávez Avenue César Chávez Mexican-American farm worker, labor leader, and civil rights activist
La Cienega Boulevard Rancho Las Cienegas, a rancho in a low-lying area west of Los Angeles, from the Spanish term cienaga, meaning marsh or bog
Crenshaw neighborhood
Crenshaw Boulevard George Crenshaw, banker and real estate developer
Los Feliz neighborhood
Los Feliz Boulevard Rancho Los Feliz, originally granted to José Vincente Feliz
Figueroa Avenue
Figueroa Street José Figueroa, Mexican Governor of Alta California
Glassell Park neighborhood Andrew Glassell real estate lawyer and owner
Griffith Park and Griffith Observatory Griffith J. Griffith, Welsh-American industrialist and philanthropist
Huntington Drive Henry E. Huntington, railroad magnate and business man
Lankershim Boulevard Isaac B. Lankershim
Leimert Park Walter H. “Tim” Leimert
Micheltorena Street Manuel Micheltorena, Mexican Governor of Alta California
Mulholland Drive
Mulholland Highway William Mulholland, water-services pioneer in Southern California
Olvera Street Augustín Olvera, early Los Angeles judge
Olympic Boulevard Named as part of the L.A.’s failed bid for the 1928 Summer Olympics
Pico Boulevard Pío Pico, last Mexican Governor of Alta California
Rosecrans Avenue William Rosecrans, Civil War general and owner of Rancho San Pedro
Sepulveda Boulevard
Sepulveda Pass Sepúlveda family
Sherman Oaks neighborhood
Sherman Way Moses Sherman, land developer and streetcar line owner
Silver Lake neighborhood
Silver Lake Boulevard
Silver Lake Reservoir Herman Silver
Slauson Avenue J. S. Slauson, land developer
Tarzana neighborhood Tarzana Ranch, owned by the creator of Tarzan, Edgar Rice Burroughs
Tujunga neighborhood
Tujunga Avenue From the Tongva term Tuyunga, meaning mountain range
from tu’xuu = old woman tu’xuunga = place of the old woman
Van Nuys neighborhood
Van Nuys Boulevard Isaac Newton Van Nuys, businessman, banker and real estate developer
Vignes Street Jean Louis Vignes, French settler in Los Angeles who planted European grapes
Watts neighborhood C. H. Watts, real estate developer
Wilmington neighborhood Wilmington, Delaware, birthplace of founder Phineas Banning
Wilshire Boulevard H. Gaylord Wilshire, land developer, publisher and outspoken socialist
Workman Street, Lincoln Heights William H. Workman, Los Angeles mayor
Place Name Source
Abbot Kinney Boulevard Abbot Kinney, founder of Venice, California
Aliso Street Named after the Aliso, the old sycamore that stood at the entrance of Jean-Louis Vignes‘ winery
Alvarado Street Juan Bautista Alvarado, Mexican Governor of Alta California
Baldwin Hills neighborhood E. J. “Lucky” Baldwin, mining and real estate investor
Beaudry Avenue Prudent Beaudry, Los Angeles mayor
Bel-Air neighborhood Alphonzo E. Bell, Sr., owner of the “Buenos Aires Ranch”
La Brea Avenue La Brea, the Spanish name for the oil fields near present-day Hancock Park, meaning tar
Brooklyn Avenue After Brooklyn, New York, in honor of the many Jewish Americans living in Boyle Heights at the time
Cahuenga Boulevard
Cahuenga Pass Cahuenga, the Spanish name for the Tongva village of Kawengna, meaning place of the mountain
César E. Chávez Avenue César Chávez Mexican-American farm worker, labor leader, and civil rights activist
La Cienega Boulevard Rancho Las Cienegas, a rancho in a low-lying area west of Los Angeles, from the Spanish term cienaga, meaning marsh or bog
Crenshaw neighborhood
Crenshaw Boulevard George Crenshaw, banker and real estate developer
Los Feliz neighborhood
Los Feliz Boulevard Rancho Los Feliz, originally granted to José Vincente Feliz
Figueroa Avenue
Figueroa Street José Figueroa, Mexican Governor of Alta California
Glassell Park neighborhood Andrew Glassell real estate lawyer and owner
Griffith Park and Griffith Observatory Griffith J. Griffith, Welsh-American industrialist and philanthropist
Huntington Drive Henry E. Huntington, railroad magnate and business man
Lankershim Boulevard Isaac B. Lankershim
Leimert Park Walter H. “Tim” Leimert
Micheltorena Street Manuel Micheltorena, Mexican Governor of Alta California
Mulholland Drive
Mulholland Highway William Mulholland, water-services pioneer in Southern California
Olvera Street Augustín Olvera, early Los Angeles judge
Olympic Boulevard Named as part of the L.A.’s failed bid for the 1928 Summer Olympics
Pico Boulevard Pío Pico, last Mexican Governor of Alta California
Rosecrans Avenue William Rosecrans, Civil War general and owner of Rancho San Pedro
Sepulveda Boulevard
Sepulveda Pass Sepúlveda family
Sherman Oaks neighborhood
Sherman Way Moses Sherman, land developer and streetcar line owner
Silver Lake neighborhood
Silver Lake Boulevard
Silver Lake Reservoir Herman Silver
Slauson Avenue J. S. Slauson, land developer
Tarzana neighborhood Tarzana Ranch, owned by the creator of Tarzan, Edgar Rice Burroughs
Tujunga neighborhood
Tujunga Avenue From the Tongva term Tuyunga, meaning mountain range
from tu’xuu = old woman tu’xuunga = place of the old woman
Van Nuys neighborhood
Van Nuys Boulevard Isaac Newton Van Nuys, businessman, banker and real estate developer
Vignes Street Jean Louis Vignes, French settler in Los Angeles who planted European grapes
Watts neighborhood C. H. Watts, real estate developer
Wilmington neighborhood Wilmington, Delaware, birthplace of founder Phineas Banning
Wilshire Boulevard H. Gaylord Wilshire, land developer, publisher and outspoken socialist
Workman Street, Lincoln Heights William H. Workman, Los Angeles mayor
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Black&Yellow
it came to a point where i hated the original by wiz khalifa, but cris cab definitely brought out the flavor in this song!
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
BUMP THIS
BEFORE TPAIN, AKON, AND THE WACK ASS AUTO TUNE HOOKS, THE WESTCOAST HAD THE DON OF HOOKS, NATE DOGG.
HIS MUSIC WILL TRUELY BE MISSED, AND NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN!!!
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
R.I.P Nate Dogg
LONG BEACH
The rapper "Nate Dogg", aka Nathaniel Hale, has died, according to the Long Beach Press-Telegram.
The newspaper reports the rap star's family announced his death Tuesday. The cause of death isn't known, but Hale did have strokes in 2007 and 2008.
Hale was born in Long Beach and is known for rapping with icons such as Snoop Dogg and Warren G.
Damn, another one gone..
Long Live Nate Dogg and G-Funk through his music
Thursday, March 10, 2011
TACOS DEL RIO FIGHT- LA PUENTE
HAHAHA thats what they get for tryna run up!! RUN UP OR SHUT UP ESE!!
Tuesday, March 08, 2011
Thursday, March 03, 2011
Wednesday, March 02, 2011
BIZZY BONE IMX - GIVE UP THE GHOST
just reminiscin on old songs... it reminds me of my middleschool days
Tuesday, March 01, 2011
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