This is one of those cases where I can debunk the myth but can’t uncover the real story. Some historians have claimed that Angeleño Heights co-owner Everett E. Hall (1854-1936) named this street in honor of his daughter Marion; a couple even added the tragic detail that the little girl died in infancy. However, not only was I unable to find any record of Marion Hall’s existence, but Marion Avenue was named in August 1886 – a month before Hall married his first wife Helen a.k.a. “Nellie”. It’s extremely unlikely that they had a daughter out of wedlock and only slightly less unlikely that Hall had a daughter with a previous partner. Marion was also more commonly a male name back then, although women used it too. For what it’s worth, the Halls did lose a baby, but his name was Herbert and the year was 1887.
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