President Donald Trump signed two bills into law to rename Los Angeles-area post offices after the legendary Marilyn Monroe and Ritchie Valens.
Both bills, introduced by Democratic Rep. Tony Cardenas, passed the House in October and the Senate in November.
The Van Nuys Civic Center postal depot will be renamed the Marilyn Monroe Post Office, while the Pacoima post office will be named the Ritchie Valens Post Office Building.
The screen and rock legends have roots in Congressman Cárdenas’ district – Monroe grew up in Van Nuys and Valens was born and raised in Pacoima.
One of the most famous models and actresses in American culture, Monroe was raised in Van Nuys and attended Van Nuys High School and was discovered by an army photographer while she was working at the Radioplane Munitions Factory during World War II.
Once a student at San Fernando High School, Valens’ smash hit “La Bamba” took the nation by storm before he tragically died in a plane crash that became known as “The Day the Music Died.”
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