I found this at Curbed L.A., a video about how various LA streets got their names. The info is fascinating, the delivery deathly. I have no idea what they were thinking. The narration is the worst, voices that might have well have been processed through a computer. I can't believe the National History Museum of LA was responsible — do they want to perpetuate the myth that history is deadly boring? Come on, guys, you're in Hollywood!
Anyway, thanks to the video, I finally found out how to pronounce Micheltorena Street! Hallelujah! It's me chell tor ena. Micheltorena was a Spanish governor. Turns out a lot of street names like La Cienega are named after big rancheros.
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You must be new in town - the Natural History Museum is not in Hollywood - it is in Los Angeles, near the University of Southern California.
Of course you are very correct. Technically the museum is not in Hollywood proper.
Anonymous, I think the writer meant figuratively, not literally, in Hollywood. In other words, the museum is in a city with a surfeit of talent with high production values, so it's surprising the video was so amateurish.
Hope that makes sense.
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