AUTRY NAME MAY GRACE FREEWAY INTERCHANGE.Byline: Lee Condon Daily News Staff Writer The freeway interchange near the Gene Autry Museum in Griffith Park Griffith Park is a large public park at the eastern end of the Santa Monica Mountains. It is situated in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The park covers 4,210 acres (17 km²) of land, making it one of the largest urban parks in North America. is to be named after the beloved cowboy, singer and actor under a state Senate resolution introduced Tuesday by Sen. Adam Schiff
Adam B. Schiff (born June 20 1960) is an American politician. He first served in the California State Senate. . The Gene Autry Memorial Interchange, where the Ventura and Golden State freeways The Golden State Freeway is a north-south freeway running through Kern County and Los Angeles County, California. Originally built as U.S. Highway 99, it was re-signed as Interstate 5 in 1964. meet, would pay tribute to a pioneer in radio, music, film and rodeo, said Schiff, D-Burbank. Autry died Oct. 2 at age 91. ``I am proud to posthumously post·hu·mous adj. 1. Occurring or continuing after one's death: a posthumous award. 2. Published after the writer's death: a posthumous book. 3. honor such an inspiring role model who embodied in all he did the all-American cowboy code and who contributed so much love to our love of the Old West,'' Schiff said. The interchange is near the Gene Autry Museum of Western Heritage. The four ``Gene Autry Memorial Interchange'' signs that will be set up will not provide directions to the museum, however, said Paul Hubler, a spokesman for Schiff. If museum officials want to put up that type of sign, they will have to ask the state Department of Transportation, he said. Under state law, the cost of the four signs, estimated at $5,000, will have to be paid with private donations. The resolution likely will be voted on in September, Hubler said. The interchange is one of the valley's most confusing. Motorists can take the Ventura Freeway The Ventura Freeway is a freeway in southern California running from Ventura to Pasadena. It is the principal east-west route through Ventura County and in the southern San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County. east to the Golden State Freeway south and the Golden State north to the Ventura east and west, but they cannot go from the Golden State Freeway south to the Ventura Freeway west or from the Ventura east to the Golden State north. Autry's widow, Jackie, was pleased with Schiff's proposal. ``Mrs. Autry is absolutely delighted,'' said Maxine Hansen, her executive assistant. ``It ties in so well with the museum. Autry was born Sept. 29, 1907, in Tioga, Texas Tioga is a town in Grayson County, Texas, United States. The population was 754 at the 2000 census. It is the birthplace of Gene Autry; one of the main streets through the town is named in his memory. . He died in his Studio City home. Autry, the longtime owner of the California Angels, is also the only celebrity with five stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame The following is a list of stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, including the category and location of each star. There is also a ; both should be consistent with the list on the Hollywood Walk of Fame website maintained by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. - one each for films, music recordings, television, radio and live performances. He opened the museum to house his Old West and movie memorabilia. |
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