Lincoln Heights Greasers
El Chavo originally spotted these youngsters a few months ago. Today they were out and about looking for something fun to occupy their time.
Me: Can I take your picture?
Them: Sure!!!
Me: What do you call your style?
Them: Greasers
Me: How long have you been into this style?
Them: Four years
Me: Thanks! Have a great day!
Them: You too!
If you look carefully, you’ll notice they are chomping on Flaming Hot Cheetos, the #1 snack on the Eastside.
*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.}
VIVA LA REVOLUCION!
–Official Message from Department of Homeboy Security–North Eastern Division, to the Eastside Front
This Latest Communiqué from the Headshopquarters of General Chavo!
→All Troops to Remain on Brown Alert!
In case of enemy invasion=retreat to the secret caves located in the Montebello & Rose Hills! General Chavo is to be Frozen Cryogenetically as a Giant Paleta de Nués to be thawed out at a future date!
Please Report immediately to command post if you observe any of the following suspicious activities taking place in the Eastside!:
VIVA LA REVOLUCION!
¡AtencÃon Pueblo Eastside! Ahi Viene-la-plaga ¡The MTA Gold Line Train is Coming!!! Continue reading
For the benefit of those GENTRIMANDERERS and WHITEWASHERS out there who continue to insist on calling parts of Los Feliz, Silver Lake & Echo Park the “Eastside“, I present yet more historical evidence to the contrary for you to undoubtedly sniff and smirk at….. Continue reading
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.
We here at LA Eastside wish you a very happy new year! We look forward to another year of being a fly in the ointment, the rebels with and without causes, the malcriados on the block and the not so young kids next door that the blog neighbors secretly wish would get evicted for being a public nuisance!
Our perspective acknowledges the existence of the Eastside (that alternate reality of what it means to be Other in this town) even when the rest of the city ignores us or tries to take our name. This next year we hope to bring you even more posts about either side of the river, plus North and South tambien, but with our way of seeing the city. We are planning on a proper redesign, hoping to add a few more authors to join in the fray, talking about a few other interesting things to come, and all of this still with NO ADS! You can’t put a price on the value of our posts! Thank you all for reading. Have a good one and see ya around!
Ajua! Someone has correctly answered all of the questions on the
ARE YOU SMARTER THAN AN EASTSIDER? Quiz!
One very Eastside Culture savvy contestant has demonstrated a profound
knowledge of all things Eastside, and has proven to be truly deserving of the Grand Prize! A certificate good for Dinner for Two from:
EL CONQUISTADOR RESTAURANT in Silver Lake!
(I wanted the prize to be a trip far away from THE EASTSIDE so I picked the very self-proclaimed hip Westside town of Silver Lake!) Que Gácho! Anyway, here are the answers to the quiz: Continue reading
Lately, I’ve noticed all sorts of new spots opening up around town; and this in spite of La Crisis.
New community center opening in Lincoln Heights
More after the jump…
Being an employee of an Eastside high school has its advantages. I often find myself on the avant-garde of slang. Of course I hear the same jokes, puns, and slang that I heard 10 years in high school: though now & then I am absolutely befuddled by what I hear.