Washington Boulevard, Whittier to Downtown: Photoessay

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I shot a series of photos on Washington Blvd today, east of Downtown. It’s a long street, going from industrial East L.A. County all the way to the ocean. This is the first chunk I’m shooting.

A lot of Southern California is industrial. A lot of other Southern California is where industrial workers live. It’s not spoken of much.

More photos from today are in my photo set on Flickr.

Newport Blvd, Costa Mesa, 1966

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I was a toddler, and my family had just moved into this neighborhood. I don’t think anything remains that you can see in this picture.

The Mesa Theatre is visible on the right at 19th street there.