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Fred Dewey - The Beats
4:30
"I think the beats were never really a movement..."
Fred Dewey - The Beat Players
2:56
"It was a struggle to survive in this context and to create..."
Benjamin Franklin - Rosalio Munoz - Student Body Politics
4:33
The story of Benjamin Franklin High School's first Chicano student body president.
Brian Kito - Origins of the Chinese Fortune Cookie
3:28
Brian Kito discusses the true origins of the Chinese fortune cookie.
Billy Al  Bengston - The Business Of Art
1:02
"Once something becomes very expensive it loses its value because people are covetous..."
William Deverell - Casa De Adobe - Nostalgia
1:58
William Deverell discusses adobe as a link to the historic and cultural past of the region
Arthur Snyder - Limits On Growth
2:19
Arthur Snyder remembers how Highland Park has always been an ideal commercial center.
Hector Martinez and Bea Rulli - Youth and Diversity
4:22
Bea Rully and Hector Martinez explain the population dynamics amongst youth workers.
Diane Ferrari - The Vandalism Stakeout
2:24
Supervisor Diana Ferrari recounts the problems of vandalism and theft on the site.
Guillermo Bejerano - Establishing the Center
4:43
Guillermo Bejarano describes the beginnings of the Centro de Arte Publico in Highland Park
Frank Rios - Beat Poet
2:07
"Lawrence Lipton would try to record the history..."
Good Food - Rudy Espinoza
3:02
Rudy Espinoza discusses the issues facing LA street vendors.
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