Found LA


Found LA: Festival of Neighborhoods  SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21St, 2012

LA Commons will host the Second Annual Found LA: Festival of Neighborhoods. This year’s theme “Discovering the Secret Heart of Los Angeles” invites participants to move beyond historic sites and surface structures to showcase the significance that lies rooted in storefronts, shops, and gathering places in their communities.  Supporting local community leaders in sharing what ties them to their neighborhoods.

Found LA: With the mission to connect people across Los Angeles’ vast metropolis through the artistic, social and cultural projects that celebrate the unique stories of L.A.’s neighborhoods.

Registration is now open for Found LA: Festival Of Neighborhoods taking place Sunday,October 21, 2012. Check back often for more tours  being posted soon. Click here:  http://www.eventbrite.com/org/1484982620?s=10324654 to register now! 

 

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This event is made possible in part by funding through the California Arts Council, Boeing Company and The California Endowment.

Councilman Eric Garcetti leading a tour through Atwater Village. "Revisit the Red Car" Mural, part of the Atwater Village tour. Atwater Village tour stops at WOOF Dog Boutique. Elson Trinidad leading a tour through East Hollywood. His tour made stops in in Thai Town, Little Armenia, Barnsdall Park, Healthcare Square, and Hel-Mel Bicycle District. Tour-goers on the corner of Hollywood & Western during their tour of East Hollywood.  The hot dog sitting atop the Thai Hot Dog Stand has since been removed. Site of the first electric pole in Los Angeles, erected in 1916, first stop on the Highland Park tour led by Timothy Sellers. Highland Theatre restored neon sign, part of the Historic Route 66 signage district in Highland Park. Mr.T's Bowl & Nightclub, a bowling alley turned nightclub, dating back to the 1940's. One stop on the Highland Park tour. Timothy Sellers, of the band Artichoke, performs for tour-goers during his tour of Highland Park. View inside Chuco's Justice Center, site of the Inglewood tour led by youth organizers Danae Tapia and David Chavez. Chuco's Justice Center, site of the tour for Inglewood led by youth organizers Danae Tapia and David Chavez. Inglewood tour-goers visiting the graffiti room in Chuco's Justice Center. Tour-goers on the Koreatown tour, led by freelance journalist and food blogger Namju Cho. Nak Won Korean restaurant, on Vermont Ave, one of the stops on the tour of Koreatown.

Photo credits: Julie Du Brow / dubroWORKS PR

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Elson Trinidad leading tour-goers through East Hollywood.

2012 Tours Include:

Watts: Watts Art House

South LA: Southern California Library : The People’s Library

Koreatown with Jamie Kim

Venice  with Barbara Lonsdale

Little Ethiopia:  Nickki Legesse

Silverlake: Deborah Murphy

Byzantine- Latino Quarter:  Norma Fernandez

North Hollywood: Mary Garcia

Pending Tours:

Compton: Richland Farms

South L.A:  Ray Charles Memorial Library

Central Ave:  Historic South Los Angeles

Echo Park:  826 Lab / The Time Travel

Highland Park: Route 66