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Boyle Heights became Los Angeles’s largest residential communities of Japanese immigrants and Americans, apart from Little Tokyo. In the 1920s and 1930s, Boyle Heights became the center of significant churches, temples, and schools for the Japanese community.
A stone’s throw from downtown, Boyle Heights was the gateway for many different ethnic and religious groups to Los Angeles before World War II.
Cultural highlights in Boyle Heights and East LA include the famed Mariachi Plaza, the bustling El Mercado de Los Angeles, lowrider mecca Whittier Boulevard and the pioneering Self Help Graphics & Art, renowned for its annual Día de los Muertos festivities.
Boyle Height's revolutionary roots and ongoing dedication to embracing and preserving Chicano/Mexican heritage make it a paragon for other Latinx communities around the United States. Support these 30+ cultural spaces and hidden gems on your next visit to Boyle Heights in Los Angeles.
Close to downtown and accessible by public transportation, Boyle Heights became home to a multitude of ethnic and religious groups: Latino, Jewish, Japanese, Russian, Armenian, African-American...
Boyle Heights is one of L.A.'s oldest neighborhoods, full of interesting history, wonderful art, and great places to eat, all very accessible by a Metro rail line.
This week’s feature is Boyle Heights, a less-frequented yet notably historic region of Los Angeles. From its vibrant and consequential street art scene to its iconic L.A. restaurant origins, there’s so much to see and do in Boyle Heights Los Angeles.
Boyle Heights Community Plan update maps show existing development patterns (left) and proposed areas for more development (right). Graphic from City Planning Department. Projections state the plan update will accommodate 38,000 new residents, 14,000 housing units and create 12,000 jobs by 2040, according to a city planning department ...
This story was originally published by Boyle Heights Beat on Sept. 26, 2024.. The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to adopt proposals to update the Boyle Heights Community Plan ...
Why it matters: The historic Boyle Heights neighborhood has over the years been home to Latino, Japanese, Jewish and Black Angelenos. Some put down roots here long ago, when other neighborhoods...