Most likely named for Grover Cleveland (1837-1908), the New Jerseyan who was first elected U.S. President in 1884 and began serving in March 1885. Cleveland Street was named in January 1886 on a tract owned by former Los Angeles mayor Prudent Beaudry and his brother Victor. The Montreal-raised Beaudrys had no ties to Cleveland, Ohio, and since they weren’t averse to adding a dash of Americana when it came to naming streets (e.g., Bunker Hill Avenue, Centennial Street), I think they chose to honor the sitting POTUS with this one. And like Cleveland himself, Prudent Beaudry was a Democrat.
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