Boyle Heights is a district just east of Downtown Los Angeles on the East Side of Los Angeles, California, USA. The neighborhood was once known for its diverse demographics, including large Jewish American, Japanese American & Mexican American populations, as well as Russian American and Yugoslav populations. Now the neighborhood is 95% Chicano/a and or Latino/a according to the 2000 US Census. Skyline of downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. ... Intersection of Eagle Rock Boulevard and Colorado Boulevard. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... A Jewish American (also commonly American Jew) is an American (a citizen of the United States) of Jewish descent who maintains a connection to the Jewish community, either through actively practicing Judaism or through cultural and historical affiliation. ... Serving from 1999 to 2003, Army General Eric Shinseki of Hawaii became the first Asian American military chief of staff. ... The ethnonym Mexican-American describes United States citizens of Mexican ancestry (14 million in 2003) and Mexican citizens who reside in the US (10 million in 2003). ... A Russian-American is a citizen or permanent resident of the United States who has Russian heritage. ... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in the Latin alphabet, Југославија in Cyrillic; English: South Slavia, or literary The Land of South Slavs) describes three political entities that existed one at a time on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe, during most of the 20th century. ... A Chicano is a person of Mexican descent born in the United States. ... Latino can refer to: Hispanics in the United States, also known as Latinos Latino (singer), a Brazilian singer Latino sine Flexione, a constructed language Latino (demonym), on the definitions and usages of the term as an ethnic name Category: ...

Picture of Boyle Heights Sign - Photograph by Yolanda Guerra:courtesy Shades of L.A Archives/Los Angeles Public Library

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Geography and transportation

Boyle Heights lies on the east bank of the Los Angeles River. It comprises the bluffs for which the district is named and the muddy flats ("The Flats") below them. The district's boundaries are roughly Mission Road on the north, the Los Angeles city limits on the east and south, and the river on the west. Downtown Los Angeles lies to the west, Lincoln Heights lies to the north, City Terrace and East Los Angeles are to the east, Commerce is to the southeast, and Vernon is to the south. Major thoroughfares include Whittier Boulevard; Cesar E. Chavez Avenue; and State, Soto, Lorena, 1st, and 4th Streets. The Los Angeles River, highlighted in red (on the left). ... Skyline of downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... City Terrace is an unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California. ... Welcome sign on Atlantic Boulevard East Los Angeles (often shortened to East L.A. or East Los or in Spanish El Este) is an unincorporated area in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Commerce is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... Location of Vernon, California Vernon is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... César Chávez, middle-aged César Estrada Chávez (March 31, 1927 – April 23, 1993) founded the National Farm Workers Association that later became the United Farm Workers. ...

"All Roads lead to Boyle Heights"

Boyle Heights has long been a destination for newcomers to Los Angeles. Andrew Boyle, for whom the area is named, was an Irish immigrant who established his home in the area in 1858. His son-in-law, William H. Workman, served as mayor and city councilman and helped build the water lines, bridges, and public transportation that connected Boyle Heights across the river to the city center and made it a viable place to live. By the end of the 19th century, many well-to-do residents and civic leaders resided in Boyle Heights. Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... William H. Workman (1839-1918) was a two-term mayor of Los Angeles, California from December 14, 1886 to December 10, 1888. ...

As Los Angeles expanded into an industrializing city, the population of Boyle Heights both grew and diversified. Many people moved east of the Los Angeles River due to downtown development, rising real estate values, and racially discriminatory housing restrictions in other parts of the city.

Throughout the past century, people moved to Boyle Heights in search of new opportunities. Some came after being driven out of their countries of origin by wars, persecution, and adverse economic circumstances. All of these people, old and new residents alike, impacted the neighborhood they shared as they created homes and communities supporting their diverse talents, interests, and needs.

The massive East Los Angeles Interchange is located in Boyle Heights on the eastern bank of the Los Angeles River, allowing access to the Golden State (I-5), Hollywood (U.S. Route 101), Pomona (CA-60), San Bernardino (I-10), Santa Ana (I-5), and Santa Monica (I-10) freeways. The East Los Angeles Interchange complex is one of the busiest freeway interchanges in the United States, if not the world. ... Interstate 5; the Golden State Freeway is highlighted in red, the Santa Ana Freeway is highlighted in purple, and the San Diego Freeway is highlighted in blue. ... Interstate 5 (abbreviated I-5) is the westernmost interstate highway in the continental United States. ... The Hollywood Freeway is one of the principal freeways of Los Angeles, California (the boundaries of which it does not leave) and one of the busiest in the United States. ... Highway 101 redirects here. ... California State Route 60; the Pomona Freeway is highlighted in red, the Moreno Valley Freeway is highlighted in light blue The Pomona Freeway is the assigned name of the majority of California State Route 60 (CA/SR-60) between its western terminus at the East Los Angeles Interchange complex and... California State Highway 60 (CA/SR-60) is an east-west freeway located entirely within Southern California. ... The San Bernardino Freeway is the assigned name of an approximately 60-mile (95 km) long segment of Interstate 10 (I-10) between the cities of Los Angeles, California and San Bernardino, California. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Interstate 10 Interstate 10 (abbreviated I-10) is the southernmost east-west, coast-to-coast interstate highway in the United States. ... Southern California freeways The Santa Ana Freeway is one of the principal freeways in Southern California, connecting Los Angeles, California and its southeastern suburbs. ... Interstate 5 (abbreviated I-5) is the westernmost interstate highway in the continental United States. ... Interstate 10; the Santa Monica Freeway segment is highlighted in red and the San Bernardino Freeway is highlighted in blue. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Interstate 10 Interstate 10 (abbreviated I-10) is the southernmost east-west, coast-to-coast interstate highway in the United States. ...

The Edward R. Roybal Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension

In 2004, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) began work on the "Edward R. Roybal Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension" of its Gold Line through Boyle Heights. MTA had planned to run the line at grade level along 1st Street, but community opposition concerned for the potential loss of affordable housing led it to instead route the line through the district as a subway before it emerges as a standard grade-level light rail line in East Los Angeles. (Ironically, this route was planned as part of the Red Line subway before 1998, when county voters passed a proposition banning use of existing sales tax revenues for subway construction.) The Eastside Extension is expected to open in 2009. This article is about the present transit agency. ... Edward R. Roybal (February 10, 1916-January 3, 1993) served as a Democrat in the House of Representatives for the 30th district and later for the 25th district. ... Diagram of the Metro Gold Line. ... “Mass Transit” redirects here. ... This article is about light rail systems in general. ... Diagram of the Metro Red Line. ...

History

Sketch of Boyle Heights in 1877, with Los Angeles in the background

Originally owned by the early L.A. Boyle-Workman family, the district was subdivided in 1875 and named after Andrew Boyle. Traditionally one of the most heterogeneous neighborhoods in the city, it was a center of Jewish, Mexican and Japanese immigrant life in the early 20th century, and also hosted large Yugoslav and Russian populations. Canter's Deli, one of Los Angeles' culinary landmarks and a beloved fixture in the city's Jewish community, was originally located in Boyle Heights before it followed its customer base to the Fairfax District in the 1940s. However, during and after World War II, most of its non-Latino population left for Mid-Wilshire, the San Gabriel and San Fernando valleys, and the West Side. A large percentage of Boyle Heights' population also was interned in relocation camps such as Manzanar during World War II, and did not return after the war. This evolution is evidenced, among many other ways, by the name of the district's main drag: once Brooklyn Avenue, it was rechristened Cesar E. Chavez Avenue in 1994. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (919x400, 73 KB) Sketch of Boyle Heights development, 1877. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (919x400, 73 KB) Sketch of Boyle Heights development, 1877. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in the Latin alphabet, Југославија in Cyrillic; English: South Slavia, or literary The Land of South Slavs) describes three political entities that existed one at a time on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe, during most of the 20th century. ... Canters Deli is a famous Jewish delicatessen in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles, California, near the border of West Hollywood. ... The Fairfax District is an area of neighborhoods in the City of Los Angeles, California, that is roughly bordered by West Hollywood on the north, La Brea Avenue on the east, West Hollywood and Beverly Hills on the west and Wilshire Boulevard on the south. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... For the Brazilian pop singer, see Latino (singer). ... Mid-Wilshire is a region in west-central Los Angeles, California. ... San Gabriel Valley within Southern California The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of southern California. ... San Fernando Valley from its southwestern edge. ... West Los Angeles (West L.A. in the short form) or the Westside is generally considered to be the portion of Los Angeles, California and its suburbs that lies east of the Pacific Ocean, west of La Cienega Boulevard (or, occasionally, Fairfax or even La Brea Avenue), south of the... Jerome War Relocation Center in Jerome, Arkansas Japanese people heading off to an internment camp. ... Manzanar, located in Californias Owens Valley, between the towns of Lone Pine to the south and Independence to the north, is most widely known as the site of one of ten camps (see Terminology section below) where 120,000 Japanese Americans were imprisoned during World War II. It is...

Breed Street Shul

Opened in 1923, the Breed Street Shul, located at 247 North Breed Street, was one of the oldest synagogues on West Coast of the United States. Boyle Heights was a predominantly Jewish community for many years, but slowly the demographic changed to a large Latino community, and the synagogue steadily lost congregation members. Breed Street Shul was finally abandoned in 1996, with the building becoming ramshackle. Shortly afterward, an effort was made to renovate the synagogue, and to preserve the site for posterity. In 1999, the nonprofit Breed Street Shul Project, Inc., a subsidiary of the Jewish Historical Society of Southern California (JHS), officially undertook the restoration project. The project has been completed, and Breed Street Shul is now considered a national historic landmark. A synagogue (from , transliterated synagogē, assembly; beit knesset, house of assembly; or beit tefila, house of prayer, shul; , esnoga) is a Jewish house of worship. ... For other uses, see Jew (disambiguation). ... For the Brazilian pop singer, see Latino (singer). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the year. ...

The Flats

Unlike the middle- and lower-middle-class neighborhoods on the bluffs, "The Flats" was one of the most impoverished areas of the city, and by the 1930s was considered one of the last remaining slums in the United States. Reformer Jacob Riis had visited The Flats in the early 1910s and declared them worse than anything in New York; a survey conducted by the city in the 1937 deemed 20% of the city's dwellings "unfit for human habitation," including most of The Flats. During World War II, the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) razed The Flats and built housing projects in their place, resulting in Aliso Village and Pico Gardens. Like most of HACLA's 1940s projects, Aliso Village and Pico Gardens were hailed at the time of their construction as some of the finest examples of the principles espoused by the garden city movement, and were racially integrated to boot. A slum is an overcrowded and squalid district of a city or town usually inhabited by the very poor. ... Jacob Riis in 1906 Jacob August Riis (May 3, 1849 - May 26, 1914), a Danish-American muckraker journalist, photographer, and social reformer, was born in Ribe, Denmark. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles is the public housing agency for Los Angeles, California. ... Public housing describes a form of housing tenure in which the property is owned by a government authority, which may be central or local. ... Ebenezer Howards 3 magnets diagram which addressed the question Where will the people go?, the choices being Town, Country or Town-Country The garden city movement is an approach to urban planning that was founded in 1898 by Ebenezer Howard in England. ... Children at a parade in North College Hill, Ohio Racial integration, or simply integration includes desegregation (the process of ending systematic racial segregation). ...

Soon after the end the war, Aliso Village and Pico Gardens lost most of their non-Latino populations, and were increasingly populated by Mexican immigrants. With the river on one side and a massive rail yard on another, the construction of the East Los Angeles Interchange further isolated them from the rest of the city, and the closure of the Pacific Electric Railway dramatically reduced the mobility of many of the projects' residents. By the 1970s, overcrowding had eliminated much of Aliso Village's once-vaunted green spaces, physical deterioration had become rampant, and gangs were an increasing problem. In the 1980s the residents of Aliso Village and Pico Gardens began to organize with the support of Dolores Mission Church and its community Organization UNO and began to address these problems. By the late eighties the residents of the two housing projects had developed a network of community groups that pushed for better services and began negotiating truces between the different gangs, thus reducing the level of violence. In 1996, HACLA wrote off both projects, against the residents desires; Pico Gardens was razed and rebuilt eliminating half of the units in the development. Aliso Village was demolished and replaced with the New Urbanist, Pueblo del Sol "workforce housing" project. In the process two thirds of the residents of the two housing projects were displaced in a situation reminiscing of the Chavez Ravine incident A rail yard, or railroad yard, is a complex series of railroad tracks for storing, sorting, or loading/unloading, railroad cars and/or locomotives. ... The Pacific Electric Railway main company depot at Sixth Street and Main Street in downtown Los Angeles, circa 1910. ... For other uses, see Gang (disambiguation). ... The New urbanism is an American urban design movement that arose in the early 1980s. ... Pueblo del Sol is a housing project in the Boyle Heights district of Los Angeles, California. ... Dodger Stadium has been the home of the Los Angeles Dodgers Major League Baseball team since 1962. ...

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there are 87,426 people in the neighborhood. The racial makeup of the neighborhood is 36.50% White (1.61% not of Hispanic origin), 0.98% African American, 1.11% Native American, 2.06% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 54.75% from other races, and 4.53% from two or more races. 94.95% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Fire service

Los Angeles Fire Department Station 2 (Boyle Heights) and Station 25 (South Boyle Heights) are in Boyle Heights. It has been suggested that Warner Lawrence be merged into this article or section. ...

Education

Elementary

Los Angeles Unified School District operates Boyle Heights' public schools. The Los Angeles Unified School District (the LAUSD) is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. ...

• Sheridan Street Elementary School
• 2nd Street Elementary School
• Utah Street Elementary School
• Breed Street Elementary School
• Dena Elementary School
• First Street Elementary School
• Euclid Elementary School
• Soto Street Elementary
• Bridge Street Elementary School
• Evergreen Elementary School
• Lorena Street Elementary School
• Malabar Elementary
• Sunrise Elementary

Middle School

• Hollenbeck Middle School
• Robert Louis Stevenson Middle School

High School

• Roosevelt High School Roosevelt H.S Website
• Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School Bravo H.S
• Boyle Heights Continuation High School
• Ramona Opportunity High School

Theodore Roosevelt High School is a high school (grades 9-12) located in the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles, California. ... Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School is a senior high school in the Los Angeles Unified School District with a focus on serving students who plan to major in the healthcare field. ...

Private schools

• Dolores Mission SchoolProyecto Pastoral
• Santa Isabel School
• Santa Teresita Elementary School
• Saint Mary's Elementary School
• Our Lady of Talpa Elementary School
• White Memorial Adventist School
• Resurrection Elementary School

Local Private/Catholic High School

• Bishop Mora Salesian High School

Bishop Mora Salesian High School is an all-male high school located in the Boyle Heights community of Los Angeles, California. ...

College/Universities/Trade Schools

• East Los Angeles Occupational Center
• East Los Angeles Adult Skill Center
• USC Keck School of Medicine

Landmarks

• Variety Boys and Girls Club
• LAC+USC/Los Angeles General County Hospital/University of Southern California Health Sciences Campus
• Estrada Courts Murals
• Evergreen Cemetery
• White Memorial Hospital
• Breed Street Shul
• Historic Brooklyn Avenue Corridor now Avenida Cesar E. Chavez
• El Mercadito del Este de Los Angeles
• Mariachi Plaza
• El Tepeyac
• Hollenbeck Park
• Santa Fe/Linda Vista Hospital
• Sears Building, Olympic Boulevard and Soto St. Oscar De La Hoya "Golden Boy" Buys Sears Bldg
• Casa Del Mexicano
• El Corrido de Boyle Heights, Brooklyn Ave. & Soto St - East Los Streetscrapers
• International Institute of Los Angeles, Boyle Ave.
• Theodore Roosevelt High School, Largest High School in the nation, Most Overcrowded school in the nation. The High School with the most recruitment to the United States Marines and the High School with the highest dropout rate in the nation.
• Malabar Public Library
• Robert L. Stevenson Public Library
• Benjamin Franklin Public Library
• St. Mary's Catholic church (4th and Chicago Streets)
• Teocintli - T-Shirts, Books, Cultura y Mas! / TEOCINTLI

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Demolished Landmarks

• Soto-Michigan Jewish Community Center [1]
• Aliso Village
• Pico Gardens
• No.54 Historic 6th Street Wooden Bridge - Hollenbeck Park, Los Angeles, demolished 1968
• Benjamin Franklin Library
• Brooklyn Theatre

Notable residents

Politics

• Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor of Los Angeles
• Jose Huizar, Democratic politician
• Nick Pacheco, Democratic politician
• Edward R. Roybal, WWII Veteran, Democrat in the United States House of Representatives for the 30th district and later for the 25th district of California and was the first Mexican American member of the Los Angeles City Council.
• Paul Bannai First Japanese American to ever serve in the California State Legislature.
• Julian Nava, 1st Mexican-American to serve in the L.A.U.S.D
• Eugene A. Obregon, Korean War Medal of Honor
• Judge Harry Pregerson United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
• Fred Okrand, First Legal Director of the Southern California Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union
• Lucille Roybal-Allard United States House of Representatives, 34th District.
• Nativo Lopez Immigrant Right Activist
• George Nakano California State Assemblyman, First Japanese to serve in the City of Torrance City Council
• Sheldon Andelson First openly gay female to be appointed to the University of California Regents or any high position in state government.

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Sports

• Donald Sterling, Los Angeles Clippers owner (he was raised in this neighborhood as a child)
• Joe Gold, Bodybuilder and founder of Gold's Gym
• Sam Balter, 1936 Olympic Gold Medal - Basketball
• Art Aragon Lightweight Boxer, 1944 to 1960, was "The Golden Boy" long before Oscar De La Hoya was born.
• Willie Davis, Fastest Man in Baseball, Dodgers
• Mike Garrett, Two-time All-American - USC Heisman Trophy Winner 1965
• Bill Slayton, Boxing trainer (Ken Norton, Michael Dokes, Lamon Brewster)
• Paul Gonzales, 1st Mexican American to win a Gold Medal, 1984 Olympics Boxing.

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Entertainment

• Edward James Olmos, Actor
• Josefina Lopez, Writer (Writer of Real Women Have Curves)
• Xavi Moreno Teatrista, Boyle Heights Historian
• Lew Wasserman, A Hollywood agent and studio executive
• Sean Carillo Director, Producer & Writer

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Music

• Don Tosti, Musician, Composer
• Lou Adler, Record company owner, record producer, manager, and director
• will.i.am Founding member and frontman of BEP/ Black Eyed Peas.
• KAM (rapper) Esteemed West Coast underground rapper.

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Arts & Literature

• George Yepes, Muralist
• Isamu Noguchi Landscape Architect
• Jack Chick Cartoonist
• Louis Barajas Author
• George Ramos Journalist
• Rodolfo Acuña Historian, Author, Professor
• Paul Botello Muralist, Artist

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History

• Evelyn "Bobbi" Trout, Aviationist - Pioneer Women of the Year -1984
• Julius Shulman, World Famous photographer of architecture
• Harold Williams, Creator of The New Getty Center Los Angeles
• Father Greg Boyle, S.J. Homeboy-Industries

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Trivia

• As a long standing tradition, and as a term of effect, Boyle Heights is often referred to as East L.A., along with the unincorporated area of East Los Angeles.
• Boyle Heights' Roosevelt High School has a long standing rivalry with East L.A.'s Garfield High School (Los Angeles County, California). Their football teams play each other once a year in what is mistakenly referred to as "The East L.A. Classic", which is not correct since technically Garfield High School is currently the only high school in East Los Angeles.
• CNN once called Boyle Heights "Homicide Capitol".
• Self-Help Graphics & Art was established on Brooklyn Avenue in Boyle Heights by Sister Karen Boccalero and a group of artists. Organization moves to Gage Street in East L.A. in 1978
• Boyle Heights was once called Paredon Blanco (White Bluffs) when California was part of Mexico.

See also: East Los Angeles (region) East Los Angeles (often shortened to East L.A.) is an unincorporated area located in Los Angeles County, California, United States that is bounded by the city of Los Angeles to the west and north, the cities of Montebello and Monterey Park to the... James A. Garfield High School is a public, year-round high school founded in 1925 in East Los Angeles, an unincorporated section of Los Angeles County, California. ...

External links

• Boyle Heights Wolfpack
• Departures: Boyle Heights (kcet.org)
• Boyle Heights: Neighborhood Sites and Insights
• Boyle Heights: Power of Place
• History of Aliso Village
• Breed Street Shul Project, Inc.
• Boyle Heights Learning Collaborative
• Boyle Heights Pride MySpace

Coordinates: 34.03389° N 118.20444° W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

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