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The Oil Can restaurant in Montebello, 1928. Courtesy of the USC Libraries - Dick Whittington Photography Collection.
There are greasy spoons, and then there was The Oil Can.
Larry Sultan and Mike Mandel, 'Oranges on Fire', 1975 | larrysultan.com
Larry's Sultan's retrospective at LACMA is a deeply felt meditation on the possibilities that can be found in an ordinary place. Sultan shows things awful and tender happen there.
Sometimes it's the energetic feel of a place that characterizes it, rather than its physical landmarks. Artist Martin Durazo captures El Monte's vibrancy in his abstract public mural paintings.
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This week L.A. Letters reviews four iconic and timely books that each offer special insight into the past, present and future of Los Angeles.
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Where two concrete creeks converge and create the mighty L.A. River. Pure land art, courtesy of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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After drawing my starting point, I included a place that holds a special place in my heart, the Xin Bao Restaurant located on Garvey.
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One person cannot define my community or neighborhood. It takes many people, the diversity, and the culture to define my neighborhood.
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Drawing my own map was something that awakened my sense of neighborhood.
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The Tuesday elections were like 2004 all over again--but worse. California carries on, but the rest of the country is reeling from GOP revenge.
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"Basketball connects me to my community because it helps me want to get good grades in school" -Chris L.
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There's more to "HiFi" than meets the eye, and despite the eight-letter adjective that prefaces the community's name, there's a lot of "current" happening now in Historic Filipinotown.
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"The object that connects me to my neighborhood is The South El Monte News our cities news letter" -Sophia S.
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