Wagner Street’s namesake is revealed in its one-block-long origin southwest of Centinela: it was part of a 1905 tract with streets named after classical composers (see Beethoven Street). So the Wagner in question is German composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883), celebrated for operas like the Ring cycle, Tristan und Isolde, and Lohengrin. (If you don’t know the titles, I guarantee that you know Die Walküre‘s “Ride of the Valkyries” and Lohengrin‘s “Bridal Chorus”, a.k.a. “Here Comes the Bride”.) I assume the residents of Wagner Street pronounce it the English way: “WAG-ner”. But if you want to be proper, say “VAHG-ner” and see if it catches on.
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