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Northeast Los Angeles Gentrification in Comparative and Historical Context
Highland Park and Eagle Rock, are among the leading edges of the gentrification frontier in contemporary Los Angeles. This article situates NELA gentrification in comparative and historical context.

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Bringing Attention to Gentrification in Highland Park
A panel discussion raised concerns about the changing neighborhood and how we can address racial conflicts and displacement dilemmas arising from the gentrification process.

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Plein Air Painters of the Arroyo Seco and Highland Park
For many artists, the already plentiful and distinct Southern California sunlight was especially attractive around the Arroyo Seco in Highland Park, and the area attracted some of the masters of the plein air style.

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Franklin High Yearbook: Highland Park Snapshots 1916-1988
Here are photos from Highland Park's Franklin High yearbooks through the years, showing the changes in student body demographics, along with fashion and hair trends of the day.

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Made In Highland Park
When architectural historian Robert Winter coined the term "Arroyo Culture," he was referring a bohemian cultural explosion that had occurred Highland Park and Garvanza in the early 20th Century. Yet the same conditions that allowed the area to emerge ...
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Outpost For Contemporary Art
Outpost for Contemporary Art is part of the burgeoning scene of galleries and artist-run spaces popping up throughout Northeast Los Angeles. Founded by Julie Deemer in 2004, this cultural outpost produces cross-cultural exchanges and interdisciplinary ...
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Flying Pigeon: Specialty Bike Shop
The Flying Pigeon speciality bike shop has established Highland Park as a central locale for advocacy, education, and overall two-wheeled sophistication in the greater Los Angeles bicycle community.

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The Migrant Kitchen
Good Girl Dinette: A Vietnamese Diner
With Good Girl Dinette, Diep Tran has opened a restaurant that reflects the sort of culinary hybridity that you'd expect to find in the polyglot tapestry of Southern California - an American diner serving chicken curry pot pie with buttermilk biscuit c...
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The York Gastropub
The York owner Ryan Ballinger works with neighboring businesses to support transportation initiatives and, as a future Highland Park homeowner, looks forward to a growth in the area's social amenities. With an eye on growing the neighborhood's historic...
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The Gold Line: Metro Rail
Connecting the areas between East L.A. and Pasadena, the Gold Line has created a shared experience among the residents of varied areas, emphasizing the need for residents to coexist in public spaces, regardless of income or race.