Fitting into the Changes that are Occurring and History

Father Tomas Carey
Church of the Epiphany
Another chance to meet up with Fr. Tomas, between introducing me to parishioners and telling me about the historical significance, Father Tomas Carey also shares where he sees himself within the community and and what is needed at the Policy level for Lincoln Heights to maintain its flavor. We talk historical monuments and the erasure of them from the city. How does this attribute to some of the disappearance of neighborhood history?

Community Profile COMING SOON

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The LA River, Urban Renewal, and Moving Back to Lincoln Heights

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Arturo Romo
Artist, Teacher, Community Organizer
Talks about two sides of Gentrification, landlords and tenants, historical relining and the segregated present. Arturo discusses Chicano local migration and his return to his grandparents house in Lincoln Heights, the former familial epicenter.

“When a community undergoes gentrification there is no place for working class people except to come back and work for the people that live there now.”

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Viviendo en la Griffin Ave por 30 años

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EN ESPAÑOL

Una parroquiana redacta los cambios que ha observado en los últimos años y como los cambios viene atraves la aparición de gente nueva cambia el ambiente. Habla de la sugerencia y observación ambivalente de Cedillo de la razón que el les dio como explicación del fallo de los residentes latinos.

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Father Tomas Carey on Neighborhood Dynamics and What Keeps the Neighborhood Moving

Father Tomas Carey (Vicar)
Church of the Epiphany
On another occasion Father Tomas was able to share more on his opinion on where he would take visitors for the first time, what makes the neighborhood”moving,” living tenements, race and language, as well as changes he has seen since he moved into Lincoln Heights.

Justice and Advocating

Father Tomas Carey has been an integral role in connecting with his parishioners and building community at the Church of the Epiphany when it had been dwindling.

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Family Ties and a Pull to Return to the Neighbohood his Parents Grew Up In

Andrew Chavez
Spending holidays and summers at grandmother’s house. Lincoln Heights is a place where people still have deep roots, where parents attended schools still standing, shops and landmarks are still places that current resident stroll by, memories about being touched by social movements and boycotts, as well as changes dictating and shaping the neighborhood to as it stands today.

Listen to Andrew’s mother recollect a changing neighborhood and the time her mother lost her wedding ring.
Listen to Andrew’s father here.

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Ya Entraron Padre…

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EN ESPAÑOL

“Tenemos que luchar contra los blancos que nos invaden!” Is how Father Thomas Carey jokingly introduces the subject of gentrification and what some of his parishioners are experiencing. Parishioners of the Historical Church of the Epiphany talk about race differences, and even lack of human respect for one another as a reason for a disconnect between one another, and their own participation in apathy for human interactions.

What Kinds of Changes Do We Want to See, Growing up in Lincoln Heights, & Fighting for Rights

Vera Padilla
Long time Resident, Teacher, Lincoln Heights Neighborhood Council Woman

“I think that’s what we want to see here…”

Is Highland Park something that we want to see happen in Lincoln Heights? Fight for your rights and where to start. Vera talks about changes she sees as positive that would help Lincoln Heights, growing up, what it was like in La Cañada and coming back to Lincoln Heights.

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Neighborhood Council Woman Talks About Changing Businesses, Neighborhood Council, &

Vera Padilla
Long time Resident, Teacher, Lincoln Heights Neighborhood Council Woman
How do businesses change and for who? Starting with kids early on, one city council woman is hoping to change the perception of how Lincoln Heights can sustain business in the future. Vera explains opportunities for community members to get involved from business planing to getting involved with the neighborhood council, with a little history of how previous businesses in the past were not embraced.

How do we educate ourselves about what businesses will benefit a community?

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