Cypress Grove, California was a stop on the

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of the Los Angeles streetcar system. The Cypress Grove stop was located just east of

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in what is now the Del Rey neighborhood of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California. Based on the coordinates () in the

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, the stop was at what is now the intersection of

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and

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. The planned Venice Del Rey development near the Cypress Grove stop of the Playa Del Rey Line was platted in 1905, and several streets were constructed and named after composers (

Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classic ...

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Mascagni Mascagni is a surname of Italian origin. Notable people with the surname include: * Donato Mascagni (1579–1636), Italian painter * Paolo Mascagni (1755–1815), Italian physician * Pietro Mascagni (1863–1945), Italian composer {{surname Su ...

, et al.), but the residences were never built.

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{{Former settlements of Los Angeles County, California Del Rey, Los Angeles

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