Introduced in 1911 on “Subway Tract No. 1250”, sold by realtor Guy Mansfield Rush (1882-1962). Rush was born in Vanderbilt, MI, which is about 25 miles from a Guthrie Lake, so we could presume that’s how this street got its name. However, Rush moved to Pomona with his family c. 1888, so his memories of Guthrie Lake would have been few – and I found no proof that the lake even went by that name before 1925! So here’s a second theory: “Guthrie” refers to Venice financier William J. Guthrie (1871-1915), whose 16 acre property lay about 3.5 miles west of the Subway tract. Guthrie’s showcase mansion was visible from the Venice Short Line railway, as was Rush’s tract. Both were surrounded by a whole lot of nothing at the time, but I found no link between the two men. P.S. About that “Subway” name: in 1911, there were indeed dreams of moving a portion of the Venice Short Line underground. Of course they never came to fruition.
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