On a ride heading home on my 1s & 2s (read:bici) from CSULA I came across this mural at the corner of Valley Blvd and Soto St. It’s located on Valley on the wall that supports the bridge that allows Soto St to pass over, near Lincoln Park.
This wall is always changing. The drab, creme-white is always there but the placas ever-changing. Now, that flux is (temporarily) gone.
This afternoon, during 4th period, self-organized and self-motivated students walked-out. Now kids ditching or skipping out on school is nothing new. And definitely nothing new at Lincoln HS, let me tell you. But I could see the conviction of why the kids were doing it.
Quite unfortunately the Eastside (& NELA) seem to be hit by a wave of shootings. The local (il)legitimate media is pretty much silent about it. Working at a high school I have often first hand accounts of the going-downs in Lincoln Heights. Whether it’s drive-by’s or kids I know getting beat up, things are getting crazy.
Is it La Crisis? Is it an extension of what is going down in México?
Here it is:
Why it’s on a block with no businesses is beyond me. Need to move it down at least 2 blocks. Also, we have «districts» in LH? Man, I want to be in naming on the districts of LH!
¡Qué ridÃcules!
But otherwise, it’s pretty nice looking.
[on Broadway between Thomas St. & Gates St.]
He’s everywhere on the Eastside. On cars, candles, soaps, and even T-shirts. Seems as though that good old-fashioned, pagan-as-it-is, Mexican Catholicism isn’t enough. The introduction of new ‘idols’ need be introduced like Jesús Malverde, who is the saint of a rather shady group of folks.
*new* bridge in El Sereno. Long overdue in a much neglected neighborhood.
This train crossing has long filled with ire the community. The train companies would often leave their trains stopped on tracks, blocking the way.
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One thing I always liked about LH is the ingenuity you see when it comes to being creative with very little resources. This is one prime example. I saw it outside of the local Lincoln Heights Library. Furry & complete with huge plastic skull to scare off cholo ghosts, probably. I’m sure this cost about less than $10 to decorate but priceless when it comes to badassness. I was going to wait to see who was the owner, so that I can take a picture of this bike with her/him, but alas I had to go.
Another photo after the jump.
Beer is good food.
A photo of a photo. Seen at the San Antonio Winery in Lincoln Heights. Man, I wish I could have a case of that. Some Eastside lagers.
{My apologies for the photo quality.}
Pasadena Ave. - Lincoln Heights
On a walk home from the Heritage Square Gold Line station I noticed once again that green is back in the NorthEastside. Coming down through Highland Park on the line I could see the green all over the hills. The frankly sparse amount of rain we’ve received has let all those empty hills, lots, and cracks in the street come to life. Even with all the environmental degradation life still persists. As my dad once said, “One day the Earth will finally shake us off like a bad case of fleas.” I’m no complete misanthrope, but in the end that doesn’t sound too bad for me. Toda va, todo vuelve.
I hate them on Sunday, I hate them on Monday, I hate them everyday! They’re absolutely ridiculous. They’re half the size of regular motorcycles but twice as loud. I’m sure some folks enjoy these noisemachines but I don’t. I’ve been having a trio of these drive by my house with their deafening noise for about 2 hours now. And they’re always ridden by men & never boys. BRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!! BRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!
Panel on Anarcha-Feminism
This last weekend, on Saturday I went to the first annual Los Angeles Anarchist Bookfair at the Southern California Library. I’ve been to a few Anarchist Bookfairs up north in San Francisco, so I was very interested in seeing how this would turn out. I couldn’t make it to all the workshops/panels but I did make it to a few.
More after the jump.