Photo by Laura Dominguez/L.A. Conservancy Daughters of Bilitis The L.A. chapter of the Daughters of Bilitis was responsible for bringing greater visibility to the experiences of lesbians during the 1950s and '60s.
Photo courtesy Thomas Safran & Associates and Coalition for Responsible Community Development Dunbar Hotel Architect UnknownA beloved landmark of L.A.'s African American heritage has reclaimed its rightful place as a vibrant community resource.
Eastside Market Italian Deli's Angiuli Family. Photo by Eastside Market Italian Deli. Eastside Market Italian Deli One of the last remaining businesses in L.A.'s once thriving Little Italy, still making some of the best sandwiches in town!
El Aguila Bakery. Photo by M. Rosalind Sagara/L.A. Conservancy. El Aguila Bakery This beloved bakery in El Sereno has served the local neighborhood since 1973.
Photo by Marisela Ramirez/L.A. Conservancy. El Mercado El Mercado, often known as "El Mercadito" to locals, embodies the traditional Mexican cultural identity of the Eastside.
Photo by Rosalind Sagara/L.A. Conservancy El Sereno Middle School Alfred S. Nibecker, Jr.El Sereno Middle School (formerly Wilson High) is notable for both its architectural and cultural significance, including for the role it played in the East L.A. Chicano Student Walkouts (Blowouts) of March 1968.
Photo by Laura Dominguez/L.A. Conservancy Elmer Belt Residence Dr. Elmer Belt pioneered sex reassignment procedures in the 1950s and played a key role in redefining gender and sexual identities.
Photo by Adrian Scott Fine/L.A. Conservancy Estrada Courts Robert AlexanderFred Barlow, Jr.David J. Witmer & Loyall F. WatsonHammond Sadler, Landscape ArchitectWinchton L. RiselyPaul Robinson HunterPainted at the height of the Chicano Civil Rights Movement, the Estrada Courts murals enlivened the 1942 garden apartment complex.