If you’re wondering which Roosevelt is honored by this street, it’s Theodore (1858-1919). Roosevelt Avenue was named in February 1903, seventeen months into Roosevelt’s presidency. (He was appointed on September 14th, 1901, following the assassination of William McKinley.) I found no story behind the naming of the street; someone was probably just feeling patriotic and/or they realized that L.A. didn’t yet have a Roosevelt Avenue.
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