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The Miracle Jesus of Lincoln Heights
My brother took this picture. Everyday at a certain time he sees this Jesus mural in Lincoln Heights turn into a Raider fan, sporting the familiar pirate eye-patch icon. Es un milagro! but….not really, this Jesus is officially within Raider Nation.
Resistance Is Fertile: Lords of The New Church Get Burned
La Beauté Est Dans Larue: Hello, My Name Is… WTF?
Plaza Botero, MedellÃn, Antioquia, Colombia
The Little Machin
The “Little Machin” of the Eastside bringing raspados, frutas and candy-coated fun to your neighborhood. Like everything else in Boyle Heights, a rainbow runs through it.
Memorial for Gilbert “Magu” Lujan
Artist Vibiana Aparicio stands in front of the altar for Magu created by his family.
This afternoon a community memorial service and life celebration was held at the East Los Angeles Civic Center for artist Gilbert Magu Lujan. Emceed by Richard Montoya of Culture Clash, with ceremonial nahuatl dance and music led by Martin Espino, a poignant opening by curator and art historian Tere Romo, a touching letter to Magu written and read by muralist Wayne Healy, a special “Haiku for Magu” by Ruben Guevara, filmmaker Jesus Trevino‘s observation of Magu as the spark that invoked a new art movement, as well as numerous other friendship, family and historical moments were publicly made today.
Guests added momentos to the altar "Tree of Life" for Magu.
La Beauté Est Dans Larue: I Know What You Are But What Am I?
Barrio de la Candelaria, Bogotá, Colombia
¡Bravo¡ LoLa ¡Bravo¡: The Day I Met Silvia
el municipio Silvia, Cauca, Colombia
La Beauté Est Dans Larue: Ladies Sing The Blues
Calle 23, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia
Art Exhibition Tonight: ROCKIN Saturday, August 27, 2011
Rockin 2011 curated by Lovegalo:
Come check out this amazing graffiti art exhibition with a historical twist. Featuring LA’s earliest graffiti writers still rocking their shit. It takes a look into the early graffiti by some of these guys at the famous Belmont Tunnel. The show will also feature great art and photography by various talented artist’s.
Tonight: Saturday, August, 27th 2011 @ 7 p.m. Location: KGB studio’s 1640 N. Spring Street, Los Angeles, Ca 90012
My Cruise Down Whittier Boulevard
Whittier Boulevard in Los Angeles is a street with deep rooted history. In a way it has become the pinnacle of East Los Angeles. Even though I did not grow up in the area, I always heard of Whittier Boulevard. It has often known as the hub for Mexican-Americans on the Eastside. Old Chicano films and music often brought this to light.  You can still take a drive down Whittier today and feel some of the history seeping from the buildings. I wish I could have seen it during its prime time. However, I can only imagine and listen to stories of the past.
Fellow blogger Al Desmadre is a great Eastside source when it comes to forgotten history of Whittier Boulevard he has written excellent  posts reliving the era.
What caught my curiosity of this street? Well I had been driving down it almost every Sunday meeting friends near Montebello. On the way back instead of taking the freeway I went down Whittier Boulevard. Since the street is pretty popular I never thought about blogging about it before, but hey everybody has their own perspective on a place. I decided to do a short but sweet photo session on the beauty I see on Whittier Boulevard.
Spiders in the Garden
August 25, 2011
A black widow spider and her soon-to-be-born offspring are taking in the sunny morning in my Lincoln Heights garden.