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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
Never heard of Adams Square until today.*
http://www.flickr.com/photos/army_arch/collections/
*The Santa Monica Freeway eventually decimated Adams Square.
So was Mineral Ave. renamed Longwood Ave? ...
...OK, I found Vineyard Avenue but where are 24th & 23rd Avenues? Were they renamed as well? |
ER: Adams Square was one of several tracts in southwest L.A. developed by the Ratterree Brothers... it was just to the west of their Washington Square. The longitudinal streets were continuations of those already in place in the older West View tract to the north (which was developed by Charles O. Middleton). Mineral did become Longwood; 23th became Palm Grove, 24th became Harcourt. Lucerne Ave, inspired by Lucerne Blvd to the north, was inserted between Palm Grove and Vineyard. The numbered avenues in southwest L.A. began with 2nd Avenue west of Arlington (appparently originally meant to be 1st Ave) continuing to 35th Ave. All of these avenues west of 13th were later renamed.
Adams Square houses were often charming but modest compared to those in the West View tract. Among those of the latter is the Harry P. Hubbard house at 1920 West View...
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