LAPD Street Signs – 1930s

APD Street Signs – 1930s

Officer Henry Clay Jackson
(Feb. 15, 1892 – March 1, 1931)

Cause of death: Officer Jackson died as the result of a motorcycle accident.

Location of sign: North side of Wilshire Boulevard, between South Berendo Street and South New Hampshire Avenue

Officer William Arthur Anderson
(1905 – Oct. 24, 1933)

Cause of death: Officer Anderson died as the result of a motorcycle accident while he was chasing a motorist.

Location of sign: Northeast corner of Pico Boulevard and Spaulding Avenue

Officer Alfred Clarence “Scotty” Madon
(February 1898 – June 16, 1935)

Cause of death: Officer Madon died as the result of a motorcycle accident.

Location of sign: Northeast corner of West Olympic Boulevard and Georgia Street

Officer Donald Chapin Tisdale
(Jan. 14, 1904 – March 10, 1937)

Cause of death: Officer Tisdale died as the result of a motorcycle accident.

Location of sign: Northeast corner of Alameda and Anaheim streets

Officer Neville Batt
(Dec. 12, 1893 – July 9, 1937)

Cause of death: Officer Batt died as the result of injuries suffered when his patrol car was struck by a freight train.

Location of sign: Northeast corner of Avalon and Harry Bridges boulevards

Officer Walsteen Eli Long
(1893 – Jan. 18, 1938)

Cause of death: Officer Long was struck and killed by an automobile.

Location of sign: South side of Ventura Boulevard, west of Coldwater Canyon Avenue

Officer Weymouth T. Lockridge
(1912 – Sept. 9, 1938)

Cause of death: Officer Lockridge died as the result of an automobile accident.

Location of sign: South side of West Temple Street, between North Bonnie Brae Street and North Burlington Avenue

Lt. Harry G. Emsley
(1889 – Jan. 12, 1939)

Cause of death: Lt. Emsley died as the result of a motorcycle accident.

Location of sign: Southeast corner of Foothill Boulevard and Sierra Highway