Alameda is Spanish for “tree-lined avenue” (derived from álamo: “cottonwood tree”). L.A.’s Alameda Street was officially named on February 2nd, 1855, but the road (or even some other road) may well have been informally known as an “alameda” before that. Like the city’s other early streets, Alameda started near the old plaza and ran for a few blocks. It currently tops out at just over 20 miles and runs from Chinatown down to Wilmington.
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