What’s missing is some folklore from my mother (now deceased) who lived in the area of Lincoln Heights since the late 20’s in the area east of the L.A. River and the Golden State freeway (pre-freeway, of course), north of the rail yard and south of Pasadena Ave. Figueroa St. continued northbound from the San Pedro docks to its north ending at Colorado Bl. At the Eagle Rock/Pasadena border. It currently stops just north of the Cesar Chavez/Sunset intersection and continues just east of the L.A. River at San Fernando Rd. What people don’t know is it continued from the Chavez/Sunset intersection onto what is now the northbound Arroyo Seco Parkway through the tunnels going through Elysian Park/Solano Canyon and connected in some way to the continuation of Figueroa around San Fernando Rd. The challenge is finding photographs, or better yet, film footage of travel on Figueroa from Sunset, through the tunnels, and passed the river into the Lincoln Heights/ Cypress Park area where Figueroa continues.
Los Angeles is a beautiful city, I grew up in Happy Valley next to Lincoln Heights. I remember in the late 1960s when I was in grade school (Glen Alta Elementary) I stood on top of Flat Top Hill (At top of Thomas Street near Lincoln High School) with my buddies flying our kites. Yes it was very smoggy like it is today. But on a clear day the skies looked beautiful, I could see Sears building on Olympic Blvd. Los Angeles City Hall on Spring Street always seemed to be the tallest building, but there were others. Towards Elysian Park I can see the ballpark field lights on at Dodgers Stadium, at night the field lights were powerfully bright like it is today. I grew-up on Gillig Ave, moved out November of '76. Of course it looks different, but I still refer to it as home. I'm a U.S. Marine veteran to give a shout-out to our brave U.S. Armed Forces stationed around the world. Stay safe, you're always in my thoughts. Come home soon, God Bless You All!
I saw the Rampart St. sign. When I see Rampart I always think of the original Tommy's Burgers on Beverly & Rampart. I still go there today for a great chili burger. I grew up in Pico (it later became Pico Rivera) during the 50's and 60's. The city of Pico and Pico Blvd were named after Pio Pico (which was discussed), the last Mexican governor of California and also served in the State legislature after California became a state. I remember riding on the yellow streetcars downtown on Broadway when my mom would go shopping at all the department stores. We also went to Sears & Roebuck on Soto St. where the first thing you smelled when entering the store was the fresh popcorn popping. What memories! I remember when all the freeways were built. We would go to my uncle house in Gardena and take the Harbor Freeway (Interstate 110) but it ended at Santa Barbara & Figueroa so we had to take Figueroa south all the way to Gardena. I even saw Dodger Stadium being built up in Elysian Park back in the late 50'-early 60's when I went with my friend and his dad who was in the LADP. He had to go to the police academy up there for target practice and we would sit on the hill and watch the stadium being built.
my mom took me and my boyfriend to tommy’s after our prom in may cause we were close by but also to remember my dad, a burger is like $5? now i think i can’t remember but i always think about when my dad would tell me that when he’s get paid as a teenager he’d go back to his apartment complex and tell all the kids that if they all gave him 75 cents then he’d go and get them tommy’s😅
TIL about Macy Street/Brooklyn Ave. I'd thought prior to renaming Chavez was just Sunset Boulevard all the way to where it meets Atlantic in Montebello.
i love seeing old la. knowing about it, when i drive thru town, instead of cursing traffic, i get to slow down and notice how many older buildings, now restored or changed, and realize i just seen the photo. hell, i live on what was the old RKO ranch, our house is where jimmy stewart ran thru town! every existing union 76 has an old story, they were here before almost any developments. oil.... there have been fires on the field in woodley park again, but it exposed what was original mulholland pipes that went from sylmar to what is now the dam. there is history here. now lets do a film on what the tongva villages might have looked like before the spanish showed up.
It's sad that the only thing left of LA history ARE the street names, everything else has either been torn down or destroyed. I have been in this town since 1959 mainly growing up in the Hollywood area. LA has completely lost all it's identity and charm. I remember there used to be an orgainization in the 70's called NYNY ( Not Yet New York) that tried in vain to prevent LA from looking like NYC .Now when I see our subway system and areas of downtown with huge electronic billboards that look just like Times Square, I know we lost our identity. I moved out of LA to the Inland Empire in '93 and have no desire to go back, not even for a visit, it's too ugly and depressing.
I love this City, but l agree with you! All around me l watch the sky slowly dissappear as apartment buildings, tall ugly boxes upon boxes, which remind me of eariler Communist countries, sprout up like ugly weeds... I had a lovely view of the Chatsworth mountains...now blocked by a tall new BOX! Oh well...l will still never leave my beloved home. After all, l haven't changed😮❤️🕊🕊🕊😅
I was going to watch this until I saw the ridiculous land acknowledgment at the beginning. Never apologize for building the greatest country in the history of the earth.
As soon as I saw the pathetic preamble to this video, about how the city recognizes (apologies) that it sits on “stolen” Indian lands, I stopped watching this video. Quit apologizing. The Indians fought amongst each other over and this land long before the Spaniards, Mexicans, and other settlers arrived here. They are not apologizing for those wars and occupations. Neither should we in the present day. “To the conquerors go the spoils”. If you don’t fight to keep what you have, then you will lose it. This is true in nature as it is in civilized society. If we are lead by losers (see California leadership), then you become losers. That’s why I left California and moved to the free State of Idaho. California has become a sh!thole.
This video was nearly unwatchable due to the girls Spanish accent. Btw I’m Mexican, but dang after a while it gets pretty annoying when people feel the need to overcompensate in order to prove their authenticity. It’s like having a conversation in English and suddenly changing your tone to say the word GUACAMOLE… Just say guacamole, nobody thinks you’re suddenly more authentic just because you said “GUACAMOLE” in your little Spanish accent. I actually think people who talk like that are the least authentic Mexicans of all.
as the Democrats said, "too many Japanese in California. Steal their property and send them to concentration camps. " And that's exactly what they did.
@@XxMayhem88 My point was the only reason there are so many Mexicans here is because of American jobs and welfare. If this were still part of Mexico those jobs and that welfare would not be here. As to back then only the Spanish elite had money and the people were poor peasants.
Contrary to popular belief, those two weren’t actual streets but instead alleys near the area of West Hollywood. Unfortunately they were both paved over in an attempt to clean up the neighborhood.
What’s missing is some folklore from my mother (now deceased) who lived in the area of Lincoln Heights since the late 20’s in the area east of the L.A. River and the Golden State freeway (pre-freeway, of course), north of the rail yard and south of Pasadena Ave. Figueroa St. continued northbound from the San Pedro docks to its north ending at Colorado Bl. At the Eagle Rock/Pasadena border. It currently stops just north of the Cesar Chavez/Sunset intersection and continues just east of the L.A. River at San Fernando Rd.
What people don’t know is it continued from the Chavez/Sunset intersection onto what is now the northbound Arroyo Seco Parkway through the tunnels going through Elysian Park/Solano Canyon and connected in some way to the continuation of Figueroa around San Fernando Rd.
The challenge is finding photographs, or better yet, film footage of travel on Figueroa from Sunset, through the tunnels, and passed the river into the Lincoln Heights/ Cypress Park area where Figueroa continues.
Los Angeles is a beautiful city, I grew up in Happy Valley next to Lincoln Heights. I remember in the late 1960s when I was in grade school (Glen Alta Elementary) I stood on top of Flat Top Hill (At top of Thomas Street near Lincoln High School) with my buddies flying our kites. Yes it was very smoggy like it is today. But on a clear day the skies looked beautiful, I could see Sears building on Olympic Blvd. Los Angeles City Hall on Spring Street always seemed to be the tallest building, but there were others. Towards Elysian Park I can see the ballpark field lights on at Dodgers Stadium, at night the field lights were powerfully bright like it is today. I grew-up on Gillig Ave, moved out November of '76. Of course it looks different, but I still refer to it as home. I'm a U.S. Marine veteran to give a shout-out to our brave U.S. Armed Forces stationed around the world. Stay safe, you're always in my thoughts. Come home soon, God Bless You All!
Great memories to grow up with😊 Thank you for your service🇺🇸
Great memories! THANK YOU for your service!
Thank you for your service.
Love these types of stories, you get a glimpse of history and someone’s childhood. Really awesome, thank you for your service
It’s not smoggy anymore. The smoggy days were gone by the 2000s.
I saw the Rampart St. sign. When I see Rampart I always think of the original Tommy's Burgers on Beverly & Rampart. I still go there today for a great chili burger. I grew up in Pico (it later became Pico Rivera) during the 50's and 60's. The city of Pico and Pico Blvd were named after Pio Pico (which was discussed), the last Mexican governor of California and also served in the State legislature after California became a state. I remember riding on the yellow streetcars downtown on Broadway when my mom would go shopping at all the department stores. We also went to Sears & Roebuck on Soto St. where the first thing you smelled when entering the store was the fresh popcorn popping. What memories! I remember when all the freeways were built. We would go to my uncle house in Gardena and take the Harbor Freeway (Interstate 110) but it ended at Santa Barbara & Figueroa so we had to take Figueroa south all the way to Gardena. I even saw Dodger Stadium being built up in Elysian Park back in the late 50'-early 60's when I went with my friend and his dad who was in the LADP. He had to go to the police academy up there for target practice and we would sit on the hill and watch the stadium being built.
Best Taco Bell in the world is across the street.
my mom took me and my boyfriend to tommy’s after our prom in may cause we were close by but also to remember my dad, a burger is like $5? now i think i can’t remember but i always think about when my dad would tell me that when he’s get paid as a teenager he’d go back to his apartment complex and tell all the kids that if they all gave him 75 cents then he’d go and get them tommy’s😅
I remember back in the 60's 2 Tommy's Burgers and a drink was $1.05. Total!!!
Fond memories of midnight Tommy’s runs after USC libraries closed at 11 pm.
Amazing to see the actual faces of the street and city
Excellent and interesting information! I always wondered 🤔 where the street names came from. Many thanks!
***** Very Cool. Much Respects.....
Great show.
Awesome sauce, Greatly needed.
In that picture of pio pico with his and two daughters he looks like Popeye from la Onda in blood and blood out! 😂
This explains a lot. 😊
Thank you 😊
TIL about Macy Street/Brooklyn Ave. I'd thought prior to renaming Chavez was just Sunset Boulevard all the way to where it meets Atlantic in Montebello.
i love seeing old la. knowing about it, when i drive thru town, instead of cursing traffic, i get to slow down and notice how many older buildings, now restored or changed, and realize i just seen the photo. hell, i live on what was the old RKO ranch, our house is where jimmy stewart ran thru town! every existing union 76 has an old story, they were here before almost any developments. oil....
there have been fires on the field in woodley park again, but it exposed what was original mulholland pipes that went from sylmar to what is now the dam. there is history here.
now lets do a film on what the tongva villages might have looked like before the spanish showed up.
I imagine all of these historic figures would be very disappointed indeed to see what has become of their wonderful place. I certainly am.
You need to expand the history of Brooklyn Ave
Macy Street, Mateo Street, Clanton Street, Temple Street 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶
Nobody knows most of the history of Los Angeles, unless you are actually interested of learning it on your own will.
It's sad that the only thing left of LA history ARE the street names, everything else has either been torn down or destroyed. I have been in this town since 1959 mainly growing up in the Hollywood area. LA has completely lost all it's identity and charm. I remember there used to be an orgainization in the 70's called NYNY ( Not Yet New York) that tried in vain to prevent LA from looking like NYC .Now when I see our subway system and areas of downtown with huge electronic billboards that look just like Times Square, I know we lost our identity. I moved out of LA to the Inland Empire in '93 and have no desire to go back, not even for a visit, it's too ugly and depressing.
Rather dislike the Inland Empire. But love Los Angeles. Family has been here since 1901. To each their own!
I love this City, but l agree with you! All around me l watch the sky slowly dissappear as apartment buildings, tall ugly boxes upon boxes, which remind me of eariler Communist countries, sprout up like ugly weeds...
I had a lovely view of the Chatsworth mountains...now blocked by a tall new BOX!
Oh well...l will still never leave my beloved home. After all, l haven't changed😮❤️🕊🕊🕊😅
What about CLANTON street back in the 40s & 50s ☠️😎
hello 15th st venice and hoover , fig
1875 ramualdo pacheco was California Governor
0:31 three and a half hours to go from San Pedro to LA...
...not much has changed.
I was going to watch this until I saw the ridiculous land acknowledgment at the beginning. Never apologize for building the greatest country in the history of the earth.
Pico and Sepulveda Pico and Sepulveda...
Bring back chain gangs to clean up LA streets again
As soon as I saw the pathetic preamble to this video, about how the city recognizes (apologies) that it sits on “stolen” Indian lands, I stopped watching this video.
Quit apologizing. The Indians fought amongst each other over and this land long before the Spaniards, Mexicans, and other settlers arrived here. They are not apologizing for those wars and occupations. Neither should we in the present day. “To the conquerors go the spoils”. If you don’t fight to keep what you have, then you will lose it. This is true in nature as it is in civilized society. If we are lead by losers (see California leadership), then you become losers. That’s why I left California and moved to the free State of Idaho. California has become a sh!thole.
Yea like Poland and France lost to Germany . See how that works ? Now you can yodel in the mountains all you want Hans Gruber
Then stop searching videos on California street names. You know you miss it! 😂
This video was nearly unwatchable due to the girls Spanish accent.
Btw I’m Mexican, but dang after a while it gets pretty annoying when people feel the need to overcompensate in order to prove their authenticity.
It’s like having a conversation in English and suddenly changing your tone to say the word GUACAMOLE… Just say guacamole, nobody thinks you’re suddenly more authentic just because you said “GUACAMOLE” in your little Spanish accent.
I actually think people who talk like that are the least authentic Mexicans of all.
Why do you cover all of the pictures with a graphic that takes up 75%of the screen so we can’t see the picture?
....and the REPUBLICANS say, "TOO MANY MEXICANS IN CALIFORNIA !" GUESS WHAT ! THEY WERE HERE FIRST ! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
And what jobs were they doing?
as the Democrats said, "too many Japanese in California. Steal their property and send them to concentration camps. " And that's exactly what they did.
@@svjim1the city workers jobs Sir
@@XxMayhem88 ??
@@XxMayhem88 My point was the only reason there are so many Mexicans here is because of American jobs and welfare. If this were still part of Mexico those jobs and that welfare would not be here. As to back then only the Spanish elite had money and the people were poor peasants.
What about Dicgoesinya Rd. and Haywoodjablome Ave. ?
Contrary to popular belief, those two weren’t actual streets but instead alleys near the area of West Hollywood.
Unfortunately they were both paved over in an attempt to clean up the neighborhood.