This 1897 street surely honors Agatha Sabichi (1871-1963) as it was named on land owned by her father, a very prominent Angeleno in his day. The child of an Italian-Austrian father and Mexican mother – his uncle was L.A. mayor Antonio Coronel – Francisco “Frank” Sabichi (1842-1900) was orphaned in his youth and grew up to be an attorney, City Council president, and major landowner. In 1865, he was wed to Magdalena Wolfskill (1846-1930), the progeny of two local pioneer families (see Wolfskill Street and Lugo Avenue). Born in Los Angeles like her parents, Agatha Sabichi was the fourth of thirteen children. She was well-educated and worked as a bank clerk before marrying the newly widowed John Joseph Fay Jr. (1854-1918), water board president, in 1908. After John was felled by a cerebral hemorrhage, Agatha raised their son John Francis (1910-1960) on her own. He died from an “unknown fall” less than a year after he married into the Janss real estate clan. Agatha’s own life was long and seemingly quiet.
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