Calgrove’s origins are more inscrutable than you’d expect. It would seem like the name of a citrus company – and indeed, there was once a “Cal-Grove” brand of lemonade, but it was discontinued before 1965, the year Calgrove Boulevard was introduced on the Oakridge tract. By coincidence, the city of Monrovia had a Calgrove Ave. until February 1965, when it was renamed California Ave. At any rate, “Calgrove” had no clear relevance for Oakridge owners Wayne L. Vaughn and James E. Smith; in fact none of the curious street names on this tract could be sourced except for Fambrough Street, which is named for Jawayne “Joe” Fambrough, a partner of Vaughn’s.
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