Frank Wada, Lincoln Heights Neighborhood Council Member
Identifies his favorite food spot along the busy Lincoln Heights Broadway corridor
Produced: Mario Mesquita
Sound: Mario Mesquita
Photo: Mario Mesquita
Category Archives: Lincoln Heights
Urban Renewal & the Officer Who has Witnessed Benefits
Officer Mark Allen, LAPD
Highland Park, Lumis Fesitval 2015
Talks with local resident, Selena Romero, about he has seen over working in the Northeast Los Angeles area for over 10 + years. What benefits for the community comes with “urban renewal?”
Produced: Mario Mesquita & Selena Romero
Sound: Mario Mesquita
Photo: Victor Romero
Changes, a Picnic, and Getting to Know Our Neighbors
Liz Peña
Talks about her recent observations on changes occurring in Lincoln Heights, a neighborhood she has lived in all her life, and what could Lincoln Heights be in the future. Giving a suggestion on how to get neighbors to begin to get to know one another. A simple idea, but brilliant in it’s action: a picnic.
Produced: Mario Mesquita
Sound: Mario Mesquita
Photo: Mario Mesquita
Changing Neighborhoods & the Wedding Ring
Lilia Baray
Talks about her childhood memories of a rapidly changing neighborhood and the loss and recovery of a family heirloom.
Produced: Mario Mesquita
Sound: Mario Mesquita
Photo: Mario Mesquita
The American Dream, Immigrant Life, and Becoming the Middle Class
Gerardo Rodriguez
Talks about the “American Dream,” Immigrant Life, and becoming apart of the Middle Class. (Adult Language)
Produced: Mario Mesquita
Sound: Mario Mesquita
Photo: Mario Mesquita
Ya Entraron Padre…
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.
Produced: Mario Mesquita
Sound: Mario Mesquit
Businesses in Lincoln Heights and Connections to the Neighborhood
Vera Padilla
Long time Resident, Teacher, Lincoln Heights Neighborhood Council Woman
On another occasion, over a snack, I was able to pick Vera’s memory about the businesses in Lincoln Heights and how many have roots in the neighborhood or give back in somewhat to the neighborhood they conduct their business in.
Produced: Mario Mesquita
Sound: Mario Mesquita
Photo: Mario Mesquita
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?
Produced: Mario Mesquita
Sound: Mario Mesquita