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<p>LOS ANGELES &#8212; As the drummer for the Doors, John Densmore&#8217;s name has been inexorably linked with that of lead singer Jim Morrison&#8217;s for more than half a century.</p><p>Now those names are connected by signs as well, on a street not far from where the seminal rock band, arguably Los Angeles&#8217; greatest, was formed in 1965.</p><p>On Thursday, the second anniversary of LA&#8217;s annual Day of the Doors celebration, Densmore gathered with dozens of friends, family and fans to unveil a pair of street signs informing motorists they have just arrived at the corner of Morrison Street and Densmore Avenue.</p><p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve driven all the roads in this town,&#8221; the 73-year-old Los Angeles native told the crowd, adding it still came as a surprise several years ago when he happened to notice he was driving past Densmore Avenue in a quiet section of the city&#8217;s San Fernando Valley.</p><p>It came as a much bigger surprise two years ago when he decided to actually drive down Densmore Street and take a closer look.</p><p>&#8220;I come up a few blocks. You&#8217;re kidding? Densmore Street crosses Morrison Street,&#8221; he recalled as the crowd laughed.</p><p>The drummer wanted a picture of himself at the intersection but saw there was no way to get a good one: The street names were on signs placed on poles on separate corners.</p><p>City officials, who had declared Jan. 4, 2017, the Day of the Doors in honor of the 50th anniversary of the release of the band&#8217;s first album, took care of that problem this year. They put signs naming both streets on the same pole in front of a stately, two-story home.</p><p>The Doors formed in 1965 in LA&#8217;s beachfront community of Venice, where last year&#8217;s Day of the Doors celebration was held.</p><p>Densmore and guitarist Robby Krieger are the band&#8217;s only surviving members. Morrison died in 1971 and keyboardist Ray Manzarek passed in 2013.</p><p>Densmore, his long, white hair flowing in the breeze on a sun-splashed day, made sure Morrison was well represented on Thursday, however.</p><p>Dressed in black jeans and a dark jacket, he quietly recited some of the words to Morrison&#8217;s poem &#8220;An American Prayer&#8221; before pulling the string to unveil the signs.</p><p>&#8220;Oh great creator of being, grant us one more hour to perform our art and perfect our lives,&#8221; he concluded.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">John Densmore shows the new street sign Thursday during the second annual &#8216;Day Of The Doors&#8217; event in Encino, Calif. The intersecting street signs for Morrison Street and Densmore Avenue in Encino were constructed in honor of founding band members Jim Morrison and Densmore. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/web1_AP18004811281982.jpg</photo0><caption0>John Densmore shows the new street sign Thursday during the second annual &#8216;Day Of The Doors&#8217; event in Encino, Calif. The intersecting street signs for Morrison Street and Densmore Avenue in Encino were constructed in honor of founding band members Jim Morrison and Densmore. </caption0><photoCredit0>Ed Crisostomo | Los Angeles Daily News via AP </photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By John Rogers</p><p>The Associated Press</p></bylineMeta></div>

Two members of rock’s Doors joined in signage on Los Angeles street