Crossroads: Boyle Heights

My grandma was born and raised in Boyle Heights. She remembered the time of the depression. She told me she was with her mom (my great grandma) in line to get food for assistance...

Very cool. I seen some familiar faces. 😀

Thank you!

I have always been fascinated with Boyle Heights. My great grandfather Andrew Hayman came their from Arkansas in 1912 and lived on New Jersey street near evergreen cemetery, before moving to Pomeroy Ave in Terrace Heights. People often forget that there was an active African American community that thrived there before WWII. Our cousins the Spencers arrive in Boyle Heights from Arkansas arrive even earlier than the Hayman. Their children Kenneth and Gwen Spencer graduated from Garfield High School. Their father William Spencer became one of the first blacks on the LA PD in 1910. His son Kenneth studied Opera in Boyle Heights and would go on to become an acclaimed singer and actor. My great grandfather died in 1946 and by then our families had moved to South L.A and Watts.

Whatever diversity Boyle Heights had back in the day, it's long gone and now it's almost completely Mexican. Moreover, many of these old-timers are no longer around.

So nice to see the old generation living in my hood ..nice to see the history of boyle heights

all of these areas are now homeless camps... mission acomplished

Gangsters live in Boyle heights

Me and my kids grew up in boyle heights thats my neighborhood.i was born in mexico but my heart belongs to Boyles heights its always been a close community with a great heart its like a big family.and i also know that oscar de la holla lived in boyle heights did his boxing training and became famous also felipe esparza grew up in boyle heights

🏡🤗🕊 I was a Russian kid, the Russian church on Lorena st Hill. We used to throw lemons or (the bad boys threw rocks) at the Mexican kids; my Dad went to Garfield high. The A/Z nut wagon had the best seeds. We respected everyone and showed love back then 🍋🙏🎶 He mentions my cousin names on the sports team. I speak Russian/ Mexican/ English and make tamales 🍒 Great information !

❤. 2023. Evergreen by Noami Hirahara. 1947 Japanese Americans are sent to camps and sent to chicago and return to Little Tokyo to find Brownsville a black community. The Jewish community moved out of Boyle heights , the mob, the KKK , the 100/442. Japanese American soldiers “Go For Broke”. Hammer Japanese American Zoot suture from Chicago. Great read of 1940

I lived at 113 1/2 S Soto, then we moved next door to 119 S Soto. My Grandparents had an open front Grocery Store on 1st Street between Soto and Breed. I left Boyle Heights and moved to North Hollywood when I was 20.

Immigrants kids... but damn! Everyone spoke english!!!!!!! They made the effort to learn the language. The diversity!!! Bring that back!!! Now it's all mexicans with their spanish music and gangbanging. Bring back the jews!!!!!!!

Im East Los Angeles( Maravilla District) raised. Spent littlectime in Boyle Hts. From the looks of things Boyle Hts had a much stronger ethnicity representation than Maravilla. I live in Boyle Hts today, wished id had a stronger connection here then because its hard to see the old Neighborhood feel today..Great documentary.

As diverse as Boyle Heights once was; now a small group of residents are determined to keep other cultures out. Their also doing their best to erase it's past

My cousins the Hierro lived on Malabar.

Safer than the 70’s!

Awesome film. I was born in 1952 at the White Memorial but my parents were raised in Boyle Heights but we moved to El Sereno around 1957.

God bless los Angeles