Orange County is known for its citrus crops, so perhaps it's not surprising that there's a Lemon Street in Fullerton. But it used to have another, more prestigious name. A pair of brothers from Massachusetts founded Fullerton, and they named many of the streets after places they fondly remembered from back home.

One street was named for Harvard University. But Ginny King, who wrote "The Street Where You Live: Why Did They Name It?" says there was a problem. In the 1940s, another Fullerton street changed its name to Harbor.

"But because of Harvard and Harbor, the police and the fire had problems. 'I've got a problem here on Harbor.' Harbor? Harvard? Which? So they switched and named Harvard Lemon. Lemon Street."

Oranges have long been top dog, or top citrus fruit, in Orange County. But a decade ago, lemons squeezed out oranges as the county's top citrus crop.

(Airdate: 9/7/2008)