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Originally Posted by Handsome Stranger
Happy May 14th, Los Angeles Noirishers! (Or is it Norishians? Noirites?)
On May 14th, 1874, notorious bandido Tiburcio Vasquez was captured at the adobe home of "Greek George" Caralambo, near where Melrose Place in West Hollywood is now situated.
[source: wikimedia]
Vasquez Rocks Park, one of Hollywood's favorite locations for outdoor filming over several decades, is so named because Tiburcio Vasquez often used the area to avoid capture by law enforcement.
On May 14, 1904, Sunset Boulevard opened.
[source: USC Digital Library]
The Los Angeles Herald enthused:
“Los Angeles and Hollywood united yesterday in celebration of the opening of Sunset boulevard and its adjacent systems. The splendid highway was inspected by nearly 2,000 Los Angeles people, who proceeded to Hollywood in vehicles of every sort, ranging in design from a high-geared automobile to a goat cart." On May 14, 1935, Griffith Observatory was formally opened with a ceremony for 500 invited guests.
[source: UCLA digital library]
There's a nifty little history of the observatory here.
Did I miss any May 14th events related to Los Angeles? |
Handsome Stranger - You touched on something very interesting. What would we call a group of us Noirishers? What is the collective noun we would use to describe a bunch of us together? We all know these:
A gaggle of geese
A flock of birds
An army of ants
A swarm of bees
A flight of butterflies
A pod of whales
A school of fish
A herd of elephants
A pride of lions
A parliament of owls
A black hole of Noirishers?
I'm sure with the collective intelligence and creativity of this august group we can come up with a good collective noun. How about it?