Named after John Drake Sloat (1781-1867), a key figure in the Mexican–American War and the first of six military governors of California before 1850 statehood. (Read more at Commodore Sloat Drive.) This street took his name in 1897 by city ordinance; it was previously called Beacon Street. Why the change? To avoid post office delivery conflicts with Beacon Avenue in Westlake. (The City of Los Angeles made a point of squashing duplicate street names back then.) Sloat was probably chosen as a replacement because of John Sloat’s place in California history – there are roads named after him all over the state.
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