This road was christened Imogene Street when Pomona was laid out in 1875. Eight of the town’s first streets were named after wives or other female relations of Pomona‘s founders, but since none had an Imogene in their family trees, I can’t even guess who this mystery woman might have been. Regardless, Imogene Street was renamed Linden Street (after the tree) in 1917, following Louisa Street’s transformation into Locust and Elmina’s into Elm. For more on why Pomona changed its so-called “silly feminine” street names, see Main Street, formerly Elizabeth.
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