I just read that Mulholland Drive was named after William Mulholland, who on one hand provided Los Angeles with water, but on the other hand buried 431 people after the St. Francis Dam he built collapsed, merely twelve hours after he and his assistant had inspected it. Essentially, it was the worst technological disaster in the US of the 20th century.
So, he truly did supply the county with water. Initially through good engineering, and then again through bad.
Incidentally, it serves as a good example of why it’s improper to name things after living individuals.
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