On Sun, 23 Jan 2011 00:02:44 -0800, Smitty Two
wrote:

Nobody here in "Cal-ee-fonia", as our recently departed
Governator/Gropenator called it, calls them "interstates", even though
they are, in fact, interstate highways. Some folks back east may call
them that, though I'm not sure (I've heard them referred to as
"turnpikes" in some places). One wonders whether some LA residents even
know what an "interstate" is ...

The term "turnpike" is usually reserved for toll roads.

[snip]

BTW, everyone I know in LA doesn't use numbers at all, but names that
are meaningless to outsiders even if they have a map: "Ventura freeway,"
"Hollywood freeway," "Pasadena freeway," etc.

Don't forget the LA to Canada freeway which is what you take to get to
Flintridge. At least that's what the sign says: LA CANADA-FLINTRIDGE.