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Baldwin Village was developed in the early 1940s and 1950s by architect Clarence Stein, as an apartment complex for young families.Baldwin Village is occasionally called "The Jungles" by locals because of the tropical trees and foliage (such as palms, banana trees and begonias) that once thrived among the area's tropical-style postwar apartment buildings. [3]
The avenue numbers generally reflect the Los Angeles street grid beginning with Avenue 16 at the 1600 block north of 1st Street in Downtown through Avenue 67 at the 6700 block in Highland Park. [4] North of the Los Angeles River Pasadena Avenue and Figueroa Street assume the role of Main Street and divide house numbers on streets running east ...
At 4261 Central Avenue is Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #580, the 1928 Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Building, original headquarters of one of the leading African-American owned insurance business companies the state of California. [14] Front entrance to Jefferson High School
"Jumping Jive" (also known as "(Hep-Hep!)The Jumpin' Jive") is a famous jazz/swing composition, written by Cab Calloway, Frank Froeba, and Jack Palmer. [1] Originally recorded on 17 July 1939, on Vocalion Records, it sold over a million copies and reached #2 on the Pop chart.
The album was a commercial success and produced two singles: "Jump Street" and "North on South St." Both of the singles had a video, yet "North on South St." got a bit of popularity because the video was featured on Beavis and Butt-head several years later. There was a promotional plastic compass that was created as a marketing advertisement ...
KOKO-FM originally signed on the air April 16, 1990, [3] as country station KTAA and was owned by Barnard Broadcasting A California Limited Partnership during the early 1990s. In the early 1990s, the station flipped to a short-lived hip-hop format as Jammin 94 , before flipping to regional Mexican La Fiesta .
The section from Interstate 280 to Golden Gate Park is also designated as California State Route 1. California Street; Fell Street runs from near the terminus of the Central Freeway towards Golden Gate Park, turning into Lincoln Way. Geary Boulevard splits into Geary Street and O'Farrell Street east of Gough Street.
San Jose's early downtown streets were named after the 21 California missions. San Fernando Street — named after Mission San Fernando Rey de España. San Jose's early downtown streets were named after the 21 California missions. San Salvador Street — Spanish for Holy Savior. Santa Ana Ave — named after Saint Anne