tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60548651751146801982011-07-07T16:44:22.450-07:00Lex in LAWriting About MY Los Angeles.
A blog of my reflections on Los Angeles--past and present--from the point of view of a third generation LA native, Chicana, Urban Planner, Community organizer, Northeast LA resident.Lexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964964900609054405noreply@blogger.comBlogger71100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6054865175114680198.post-71874840910143221782007-07-25T12:36:00.000-07:002007-07-26T14:24:41.051-07:00House Adventure Part IIFreebies(Photo of free door, after much stripping, sanding and painting)I learned about the joy of getting stuff for free at an early age. When my Dad lived in a tiny studio apartment on Paloma Court in Venice in the mid-70's our family frequently checked out the neighborhood Free Box (similar in concept, not scale, to this) a few blocks away and came away with cool toys, useful household items Lexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964964900609054405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6054865175114680198.post-57121683774911444332007-07-23T12:20:00.000-07:002007-07-26T14:27:59.948-07:00House Adventure Part IThis is the first in a series of posts that I plan to write about our 1909 house ("Before photo, at right), which holds so many memories and stories. I will add posts and photos as time permits. ***********************"This house is going to be a showplace"Our home-owning adventure began in early 2001 when my husband bolted upright one morning and announced "We're buying a house!". He had grown Lexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964964900609054405noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6054865175114680198.post-18286768888546469912007-06-19T14:09:00.000-07:002007-09-30T14:01:14.784-07:00Landscaping America exhibit explores the stories of ordinary people who have helped create the LA aestheticAn exhibit that opened this weekend at the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo caught my eye. The press release at the exhibit website says: “Landscaping America: Beyond the Japanese Garden explores those dimensions of Japanese American gardens and gardeners that are not immediately or generally visible. Gardening and gardens involve physical labor, artistry, community relationshipsLexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964964900609054405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6054865175114680198.post-15575408286091713682007-06-18T13:02:00.000-07:002007-06-18T16:45:19.776-07:00"that kind of mexican"While browsing Loteria Chicana, I came across this blog post at jenn's journeys that resonated with my own experience growing up in the San Fernando Valley as a third generation Mexican-American whose first language was English. I also heard the comment that I wasn't "that kind of mexican". When I read this, I first felt an odd sense of relief to learn that I wasn't alone in hearing such commentsLexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964964900609054405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6054865175114680198.post-45463842244804683092007-06-16T05:40:00.000-07:002007-09-30T14:03:34.969-07:00Father's Day on the Freeway“Go play on the freeway” my uncle Victor would jokingly tell me and my brothers, when, as children, we would complain about having nothing to do. In June 2003, my family celebrated our last Father's Day with my Dad by doing just that. My family, along with thousands of people from across Southern California walked, biked, strolled, and skated on the Arroyo Seco parkway, known to most locals as Lexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964964900609054405noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6054865175114680198.post-25344832524495064872007-03-07T11:51:00.000-08:002007-09-30T14:03:34.970-07:00Across Two Generations: A Love Affair with Los AngelesI originally wrote this piece in Spring 2004 to memorialize my father, Tony Moreno. At the time, I shared it with family and friends who said it brought back memories of his smile and his stories. I'm posting this here with the hopes of keeping his stories alive and sharing his unique perspective on LA. It is a clear spring day, the sunshine and a spectacular view of the San Gabriels behind the Lexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964964900609054405noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6054865175114680198.post-75650515805042987912007-03-07T10:44:00.000-08:002007-06-18T22:14:04.896-07:00Seeing through my Father's Eyes: Musings about my Dad, and his view of our Hometown...Los AngelesI began writing about my relationship with Los Angeles after my dad's sudden death in 2003. Grieving the loss of this important person in my life, I began writing as a way to name and hold on to the things that made my Dad unique and the ways in which he contributed to my world view, and especially the ways that he passed on his love for Los Angeles to me. I hope that writing these things down Lexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964964900609054405noreply@blogger.com