Hollywood Remains to Be Seen
LAPD Street Signs 1940s
Officer George Robert Colvin Cause of death: Officer Colvin died as the result of a motorcycle accident.
Location of sign: South side of Exposition Boulevard, west of Figueroa Street, at the pedestrian crosswalk
Officer Joseph English Daniels Cause of death: Officer Daniels died as the result of an automobile accident.
Location of sign: Southwest corner of West 52nd and South Main streets.
Officer Warren Gamel Chamberlain Cause of death: Officer Chamberlain died as the result of a motorcycle accident.
Location of sign: Northeast corner of Colorado Boulevard and Ellenwood Drive
Det. Lt. Mario Victor Deiro Cause of Death: Det. Lt. Deiro was shot to death during an argument with a man outside a tavern on New Year's Eve.
Location of sign: North side of the Main Street bridge, over the Los Angeles River
Officer James Oscar Summers Cause of death: Officer Summers died after suffering a heart attack while attempting to break up a fight among prisoners at the Central Police Station.
Location of sign: Southeast corner of Hill and West 1st streets
Sgt. Charles Howard Bridgeman Cause of death: Sgt. Bridgeman was accidentally shot and killed while unloading a suspect s handgun.
Location of sign: Northwest corner of South San Pedro and East 2nd streets
Officer Isaac L. Lankford Cause of death: Officer Lankford died as the result of a motorcycle accident.
Location of sign: Southwest corner of East Washington Boulevard and Hooper Avenue
Officer Frederick S. Wales Cause of death: Officer Wales died as the result of a motorcycle accident.
Location of sign: Northwest corner of Sunset Boulevard and North Vermont Avenue
Officer John W. Naccarato Cause of death: Officer Naccarato was shot and killed by a burglary suspect.
Location of sign: Northeast corner of West 52nd Street and 11th Avenue, near Crenshaw High School
A Guide to the Movie Stars' Final Homes
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