Bay area vs. la

When the town was incorporated in 1908, it took the name Ocean View, though it was jokingly known as O’Shean's View. It is Spanish for "grove of poplar (or cottonwood) trees" or "tree-lined avenue." By 1795, the southern part of the region was already referred to as la Alameda. Below is an interactive map and list to explore. He turned to the Bay Curious team for help, and so we got to work researching more than 70 Bay Area place names. Bay Curious listener Shridhar Ramachandran was wondering about how other California places got their names - specifically those in the Bay Area.