http://scpr.org/programs/street-storiesIn Southern California, there are majestic avenues like Imperial Highway or Victory Boulevard. There are also romantic roads like Sunset or Laurel Canyon. For every street, there's a history. KPCC's Kitty Felde has found some of the stories you can find right under your tires. Are there Southland street names you're curious about? Let us know by leaving a comment on any entry below.en-usSun, 15 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0800http://feeds.scpr.org/~r/KpccStreetStories/~3/xy1H4A9XSsc/<p>Olympic built with New Deal money</p> <p></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KpccStreetStories/~4/xy1H4A9XSsc" height="1" width="1"/>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0800http://scpr.org/programs/street-stories/2009/11/15/olympic-blvd-2/http://scpr.org/programs/street-stories/2009/11/15/olympic-blvd-2/http://feeds.scpr.org/~r/KpccStreetStories/~3/glrcPSTUTJM/<p>Sex sells. Advertisers have known this since advertising began. Years ago, local boosters used sex to sell transportation. KPCC’s Kitty Felde says it’s another Street Story.</p> <p> <br /></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KpccStreetStories/~4/glrcPSTUTJM" height="1" width="1"/>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0800http://scpr.org/programs/street-stories/2009/11/14/avenue-of-the-stars/http://scpr.org/programs/street-stories/2009/11/14/avenue-of-the-stars/http://feeds.scpr.org/~r/KpccStreetStories/~3/hQ8JQuzUY_g/<p>street named for Olympic games</p> <p></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KpccStreetStories/~4/hQ8JQuzUY_g" height="1" width="1"/>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0800http://scpr.org/programs/street-stories/2009/11/01/olympic-blvd/http://scpr.org/programs/street-stories/2009/11/01/olympic-blvd/http://feeds.scpr.org/~r/KpccStreetStories/~3/HZUyWvUr4O8/<p>tiny street was main route to San Diego</p> <p></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KpccStreetStories/~4/HZUyWvUr4O8" height="1" width="1"/>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:00:00 -0800http://scpr.org/programs/street-stories/2009/10/31/telegraph-road/http://scpr.org/programs/street-stories/2009/10/31/telegraph-road/http://feeds.scpr.org/~r/KpccStreetStories/~3/_IojuOpa9Fk/<p>Homeowners fought Olympic Blvd.<br /></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KpccStreetStories/~4/_IojuOpa9Fk" height="1" width="1"/>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 06:00:00 -0800http://scpr.org/programs/street-stories/2009/10/25/country-club-lane/http://scpr.org/programs/street-stories/2009/10/25/country-club-lane/http://feeds.scpr.org/~r/KpccStreetStories/~3/xNj2pwELugU/<p>Building Olympic Blvd. was tough.<br /></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KpccStreetStories/~4/xNj2pwELugU" height="1" width="1"/>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 06:00:00 -0800http://scpr.org/programs/street-stories/2009/10/24/tenth-street-los-angeles/http://scpr.org/programs/street-stories/2009/10/24/tenth-street-los-angeles/http://feeds.scpr.org/~r/KpccStreetStories/~3/KRqR4F979i8/<p>street named for early banker</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> <br /></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KpccStreetStories/~4/KRqR4F979i8" height="1" width="1"/>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 06:00:00 -0800http://scpr.org/programs/street-stories/2009/10/04/hellman-avenue-long-beach/http://scpr.org/programs/street-stories/2009/10/04/hellman-avenue-long-beach/http://feeds.scpr.org/~r/KpccStreetStories/~3/XrEhlJeIVfg/<p>Streets named for family of sisters from Maine</p> <p> <br /></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KpccStreetStories/~4/XrEhlJeIVfg" height="1" width="1"/>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 06:00:00 -0800http://scpr.org/programs/street-stories/2009/10/03/hathaway-and-maine-avenues-long-beach/http://scpr.org/programs/street-stories/2009/10/03/hathaway-and-maine-avenues-long-beach/http://feeds.scpr.org/~r/KpccStreetStories/~3/DwZ0Vzt6CPM/<p>streets named for early Long Beach residents<br /></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KpccStreetStories/~4/DwZ0Vzt6CPM" height="1" width="1"/>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 06:00:00 -0800http://scpr.org/programs/street-stories/2009/09/27/susanna-road-and-bryant-road-long-beach/http://scpr.org/programs/street-stories/2009/09/27/susanna-road-and-bryant-road-long-beach/http://feeds.scpr.org/~r/KpccStreetStories/~3/oXI99Vhp034/<p>ocean front lots popular early on</p> <p></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KpccStreetStories/~4/oXI99Vhp034" height="1" width="1"/>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 06:00:00 -0800http://scpr.org/programs/street-stories/2009/09/26/ocean-avenue-long-beach/http://scpr.org/programs/street-stories/2009/09/26/ocean-avenue-long-beach/http://feeds.scpr.org/~r/KpccStreetStories/~3/wX3t0z6-7KY/<p>Temple Street named for early entrepreneur</p> <p> </p> <p> <br /></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KpccStreetStories/~4/wX3t0z6-7KY" height="1" width="1"/>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 06:00:00 -0800http://scpr.org/programs/street-stories/2009/09/20/temple-street/http://scpr.org/programs/street-stories/2009/09/20/temple-street/http://feeds.scpr.org/~r/KpccStreetStories/~3/mB_OLqlus2o/<p>Star of Dracula babysat in Crestline<br /></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KpccStreetStories/~4/mB_OLqlus2o" height="1" width="1"/>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 06:00:00 -0800http://scpr.org/programs/street-stories/2009/09/19/venus-way-crestline/http://scpr.org/programs/street-stories/2009/09/19/venus-way-crestline/http://feeds.scpr.org/~r/KpccStreetStories/~3/sy3KHC_GYmA/<p>small mountain road with celebrity residents</p> <p></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KpccStreetStories/~4/sy3KHC_GYmA" height="1" width="1"/>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 06:00:00 -0800http://scpr.org/programs/street-stories/2009/09/05/hunt-road-1-crestline/http://scpr.org/programs/street-stories/2009/09/05/hunt-road-1-crestline/http://feeds.scpr.org/~r/KpccStreetStories/~3/6E9Z563yQZY/<p>Fire area was once peace center</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KpccStreetStories/~4/6E9Z563yQZY" height="1" width="1"/>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 06:00:00 -0800http://scpr.org/programs/street-stories/2009/08/30/fredalba-road-running-springs/http://scpr.org/programs/street-stories/2009/08/30/fredalba-road-running-springs/http://feeds.scpr.org/~r/KpccStreetStories/~3/u5nn0w2sLY4/<p>The &quot;it&quot; girl loved her mountain cabin in Crestline</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KpccStreetStories/~4/u5nn0w2sLY4" height="1" width="1"/>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 06:00:00 -0800http://scpr.org/programs/street-stories/2009/08/30/hunt-road-2-crestline/http://scpr.org/programs/street-stories/2009/08/30/hunt-road-2-crestline/http://feeds.scpr.org/~r/KpccStreetStories/~3/ZQW5gvaZcUQ/<p>Redlands road named for peacenik</p> <p></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KpccStreetStories/~4/ZQW5gvaZcUQ" height="1" width="1"/>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 06:00:00 -0800http://scpr.org/programs/street-stories/2009/08/29/smiley-road-redlands/http://scpr.org/programs/street-stories/2009/08/29/smiley-road-redlands/http://feeds.scpr.org/~r/KpccStreetStories/~3/CrIxA9zwzL8/<p>Johnny Appleseed of the San Gabriels </p> <p></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KpccStreetStories/~4/CrIxA9zwzL8" height="1" width="1"/>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 06:00:00 -0800http://scpr.org/programs/street-stories/2009/08/23/john-muir-road-orchard-bay-lake-arrowhead/http://scpr.org/programs/street-stories/2009/08/23/john-muir-road-orchard-bay-lake-arrowhead/http://feeds.scpr.org/~r/KpccStreetStories/~3/JiOoAQWclEk/<p>Infamous inn lends name to road</p> <p></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KpccStreetStories/~4/JiOoAQWclEk" height="1" width="1"/>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 06:00:00 -0800http://scpr.org/programs/street-stories/2009/08/22/north-shore-road-lake-arrowhead/http://scpr.org/programs/street-stories/2009/08/22/north-shore-road-lake-arrowhead/http://feeds.scpr.org/~r/KpccStreetStories/~3/lmTSfbx0ltQ/<p>Silent movie studio once thrived in Crestline.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KpccStreetStories/~4/lmTSfbx0ltQ" height="1" width="1"/>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 06:00:00 -0800http://scpr.org/programs/street-stories/2009/08/16/lake-drive/http://scpr.org/programs/street-stories/2009/08/16/lake-drive/http://feeds.scpr.org/~r/KpccStreetStories/~3/mf1ldJLmmLM/<p>Developers created &quot;exclusive&quot; enclave with Swiss sensibilities in mountains above San Bernadino<br /></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/KpccStreetStories/~4/mf1ldJLmmLM" height="1" width="1"/>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 06:00:00 -0800http://scpr.org/programs/street-stories/2009/08/15/san-moritz-drive-alpine-drive-zurich-court-jungfra/http://scpr.org/programs/street-stories/2009/08/15/san-moritz-drive-alpine-drive-zurich-court-jungfra/