I showed up in L.A. with $500 and a backpack and I stayed at a shelter, so nobody handed me anything. I worked for every single thing that I have. - Jared Leto
Boyle Heights has been a gateway neighborhood for people from all over the world. Latino Americans, Jewish Americans, Japanese Americas, Italian Americans, Russian Americans, and more got their start in this country on the eastern banks of the L.A. River. Here are a few of their faces, from the 1920’s to 1950’s.
