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Originally Posted by gsjansen
Street view of the Lyceum Theatre, located at 227 South Spring Street, is the second oldest showhouse built in the city. Originally known as the Los Angeles Theater, where stars of yesteryear appeared, the theater will be razed to become a parking lot. Beneath it is one of the original springs from which Spring Street derived its name.
hmmmmmmmm....something new for me to research.....the springs beneath this location that is responsible for spring street's name........
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Very interesting! However, I seem to recall that the original Ord map gave the street's name as "Calle Primavera"; that being "Spring" as in the season of the year, not a water spring.
I'll be interested to see what you come up with, gsj.
-Scott