Street Names of Los Angeles - A History (3)

You may ride, drive, bike, run and walk your L.A. streets, but do you know the history behind L.A. street names?

The Street Names of Los Angeles A History is a series of videos presented by the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, featuring historic photographs and documents from the Seaver Center for Western History Research.

Listen to an explanation of the layers of history of El Pueblo de la Reina de Los Angeles since its founding in 1781, and set your eyes on a visual feast of museum images.

When you have concluded watching the six episodes, your new understanding of the city will match your abilities to navigate your daily courses to work, school, play, and even museum-going!

For more information about the Seaver Center for Western History Research.

Please visit: http://www.nhm.org/site/research-collections/seaver-center

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[CaliTrisha]

Western Blvd is the longest contiguous street in the city,not Sepulveda.

[NHMLA]

@ CaliTrisha: Thank you for the clarification. Sepulveda Boulevard is the longest road in the county of L.A. rather than in the city.

[willbear84]

Sorry to be a slight pedant, but the Chatsworth estate is in Derbyshire, not Devonshire. The Duke who lives there is called the Duke of Devonshire.

[NHMLA]

@willbear84 Thank you for the clarification. “Chatsworth” should be attributed to the Duke’s estate in England.

[98bigbutt]

There's an MLK jr.Blvd in LA?