California's Spanish place names
Subtitle: what they mean and the history they reveal
By: by Barbara and Rudy Marinacci ; illustrations by Rudy Marinacci.
Contributors: Marinacci, Rudy, 1928-
Edition: Rev. ed.
Publisher: Angel City Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Santa Monica, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781883318697
Subjects: Names, Geographical -- California; Spaniards -- California -- History; Names, Geographical -- Spanish; Historic sites -- California -- Guidebooks; California -- History, Local; California -- Guidebooks; California -- History, Local
Genres: Guidebooks.
Description: "Take a spin down Paseo Cerveza or Alameda de las Pulgas... did you know you'll actually be driving down Beer Boulevard or Mall of the Fleas? Learn the stories behind these romantic-sounding but sometimes inaptly named locales in a comprehensive study of Spanish place names in use today in California"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.