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6 unusual facts about Figueroa Street


Edward E. Moore

Moore was also instrumental in persuading the Los Angeles Railway Company to abandon its right-of-way on Santa Barbara Avenue between Figueroa Street and Third Avenue so the tracks could be lowered to street level and the entire roadway resurfaced.

Mount Washington, Los Angeles

Several major thoroughfares run through adjacent neighborhoods, including Figueroa Street, San Fernando Road, York Boulevard, and Eagle Rock Boulevard.

Ozro W. Childs

He was paid in land in that area – all now within present day Downtown Los Angeles - from Sixth to Ninth, and Main to Figueroa Street.

Pico and Sepulveda

The lyrics are mostly just a recitation of Los Angeles-area streetnames: Doheny, Cahuenga, La Brea, La Jolla, Sequoia, Alvarado, Santa Monica, Beverly, and Vine (Figueroa is also a Los Angeles street).

Subway Terminal Building

The tunnel remained intact until December 1967, when the section from Flower Street to just west of Figueroa Street was filled in.

Ziegler Estate

Located in North East Los Angeles near the Southwest Museum, the Ziegler Estate is a historic building on Figueroa Street in the Highland Park section of Los Angeles, California.



see also

Chicken Boy

Chicken Boy is a landmark statue on the historic U.S. Route 66 (North Figueroa Street) in the Highland Park, California area of Los Angeles.

Los Angeles streets, 11-40

11th Street has been renamed Chick Hearn Court between L. A. Live Way and Figueroa Street.