This street was born in 1901 on the W.G. Nevin tract, just south of Pico Boulevard, along with three other “Places”: Wilton, Gramercy, and St Andrews. But whereas Wilton is almost assuredly named after a landowner’s son and/or wife, and St Andrews is a nod to a famous Scottish golf course (this tract faced what was then the Los Angeles Country Club), the rationale behind the Gramercy and Manhattan names remains obscure as none of the tract’s owners had any ties to New York City. Perhaps they were just hoping to add a little urban sophistication to what were then the rural outskirts of Los Angeles, if you can imagine.
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