Named for Charles Milton Stimson (1842-1917), an early La Puente subdivider. Born in Gray, Maine, Stimson moved to the oddly-named city of Washington Court House, Ohio, with his family in 1865 and engaged in the wholesale grocery business with his brothers Albert and George. He relocated to Los Angeles in 1884 to get into real estate and was soon joined by George, with whom he would partner on several ventures. He was also a close friend and associate of prolific town builder A.E. Pomeroy: focusing first on hotels, the two started developing La Puente in 1885-1886 – Stimson Avenue was born at that time as Stimson Street – and did the same in Pismo Beach in 1887. (You’ll find both Pomeroy and Stimson avenues up there.) Stimson died owning 257 separate parcels of real estate across four counties, yet he remained to the end a humble Presbyterian bachelor who donated most of his wealth to church organizations and the YMCA.
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