New street name in town

L.A. has a new street name -- in the tradition of James Wood, Cesar Chavez, Martin Luther King Jr. and L. Ron Hubbard. This one is in Westchester. City News Service has details:

The late Howard Drollinger, who is credited with developing the Westchester area near Los Angeles International Airport, will have a street renamed in his honor today.    Drollinger was president of the real estate firm H.B. Drollinger Co. from 1947 until he died in August 2006 at the age of 84. Drollinger's mother, Ella, built Westchester's first commercial building in 1944. Part of 89th Street between Sepulveda Westway and Sepulveda Eastway will be renamed Howard B. Drollinger Way during a morning ceremony attended by City Councilman Bill Rosendahl and Drollinger's children and grandchildren.

So that portion of 89th Street joins the ranks of Santa Barbara Avenue, Brooklyn Avenue and Hermon Avenue (now Via Marisol).

-- Shelby Grad

Comments

[Robert Acherman]

This was a ceremonial street renaming- 89th Street remains 89th Street. New tan square signs have been installed with the following wording:
Howard B. Drollinger Way
June 16, 1922-August 13, 2006
Developer, Philanthropist, Rotarian

Howard was a dear friend and I could not think of a better way to honor and remember "Mr. Westchester" for all of his contributions to the Westchester/Playa del Rey community and the City of Los Angeles.

It is difficult to summarize the life of a man into three words- Developer was his vocation, Philanthropist was his avocation and Rotarian tied the business and philanthropy together. Rotary is an international organization of business people united in community service. This week, the 99th International Rotary Convention is being held in Los Angeles.

Howard may be gone, but now he will never be forgotten.

Sincerely,
Robert Acherman
Board Member and HBD Way Project Chairman
Flight Path Learning Center of Southern California

[Alexander Zajac]

How droll.