To Ken mc,
Most people in East L.a. dont care if a street name is a relection of the community.They hated the name because they were not consulted or were allowed to vote on it.Its about tradition and history.With your argument you could say for example, the people of Santa Barbara have no connection to the street names,which a majority are in spanish and most of people that live in there are not.
Mr.Davila regarding your post written 12/22/04,a very well written piece and I agree with totally.I know its a late response but I just came across this website and it brought a lot of memories.I agree with your position about the Brooklyn ave name change to Ceasar Chavez blvd,they should have never changed it.You can thank Gloria Molina for that.I also remember the head shop,bongs, rolling papers and the L.a. free press.
Does anyone remember the Monkey Oodle hamburger stand behind W.T.Grants next to the bus stop on Kern ave? The best hamburgers!Or the lunch counter at W.T.Grants,great hot dogs.there also use to be a hamburger stand at n/e corner of whittier and atlantic blvd, I dont recall the name, it was back in the early 1960s.
To Ken mc,
Most people in East L.a. dont care if a street name is a relection of the community.They hated the name because they were not consulted or were allowed to vote on it.Its about tradition and history.With your argument you could say for example, the people of Santa Barbara have no connection to the street names,which a majority are in spanish and most of people that live in there are not.
Mr.Davila regarding your post written 12/22/04,a very well written piece and I agree with totally.I know its a late response but I just came across this website and it brought a lot of memories.I agree with your position about the Brooklyn ave name change to Ceasar Chavez blvd,they should have never changed it.You can thank Gloria Molina for that.I also remember the head shop,bongs, rolling papers and the L.a. free press.
Does anyone remember the Monkey Oodle hamburger stand behind W.T.Grants next to the bus stop on Kern ave? The best hamburgers!Or the lunch counter at W.T.Grants,great hot dogs.there also use to be a hamburger stand at n/e corner of whittier and atlantic blvd, I dont recall the name, it was back in the early 1960s.