Communities

Who lives there. Boyle Heights and East LA, Little Tokyo, Koreatown, Chinatown, Leimert Park and South LA, the immigrant neighbourhoods and the people who built them.

Part of Los Angeles

22 moments in this segment.

1. 1871 - The Chinese Massacre of 1871. One of the worst mass lynchings in US history, a mob killed at least 18 Chinese residents in Old Chinatown.
2. 1900 - Chinese drug store and doctor's office, ca.1900. Los Angeles, 1900. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
3. 1901 - Coach drawn by 6 white horses in the Los Angeles Fiesta, ca.1901. Los Angeles, 1901. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
4. 1902 - Chinese dragon feeding ceremony, ca.1902-1904. Los Angeles, 1902. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
5. 1903 - Los Angeles-1903-Chinesenbaby. Los Angeles, 1903. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
6. 1903 - Los Angeles-1903-Chinesenfamilie. Los Angeles, 1903. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
7. 1903 - Los Angeles-1903-Chinese Girl. Los Angeles, 1903. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
8. 1903 - Los Angeles-1903-Chinese Chums. Los Angeles, 1903. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
9. 1903 - Los Angeles-1903-Moki Woman and Baby. Los Angeles, 1903. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
10. 1906 - Children's division of La Fiesta de Los Angeles held on the grounds of Judge Silent's re…. Los Angeles, 1906. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
11. 1917 - Ceremonies - Salutes and Parades - California - Men from Fort McArthur marching on South…. Los Angeles, 1917. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
12. 1920 - A. Kellerman 1920-2. Photograph of photo Diving Venus Annette Kellerman in Los Angeles, Calif., circa 1920.
13. 1929 - Battle of La Mesa 1847 at Union Stockyards Ended Mexican Rule from Los Angeles as it app…. Los Angeles, 1929. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
14. 1929 - Dugout Restaurant. Los Angeles, 1929. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
15. 1940 - Paris Inn Cafe souvenir postcard. Souvenir postcard of Bert Rovere's Paris Inn Cafe, Los Angeles.
16. 1941 - Japanese American Citizens' League as Anti-Axis Committee Headquarters, Los Angeles, 1941. The headquarters Japanese American Citizen's League, a civil rights organization, Anti-Axis Committee in the Little Tokyo area of Los Angeles. Many Japanese-Americans sought to distance themselves from the actions of the Empire of Japan during WWII.
17. 1953 - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Human Rights Banquet Honoring…. Los Angeles, 1953. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
18. 1963 - Wich Stand 60s menu outside. Outside of (front and back) of early menu from Which Stand coffee shop in Los Angeles.
19. 1963 - Wich Stand 60s menu inside. Inside of (facing pages) of early menu from Which Stand coffee shop in Los Angeles.
20. 2006 - Ramen shop in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles by SykoSam. Los Angeles, 2006. From the Wikimedia Commons historical-photo collections.
21. 2006 - FarEastCafe-LittleTokyo. The Far East Café, a landmark 1896 Beaux-Arts building in Los Angeles' Little Tokyo neighborhood. It was recently the subject of a $3.8 million restoration that received county, state, and federal funds. Photo taken by Bobak Ha'Eri, on November 11, 2006.
22. 2024-06-09 - The Pride parade, in full. ABC News carries the 2024 Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Pride parade end to end. Los Angeles held one of the first permitted Pride marches in the United States, and the parade remains one of the city's largest annual street events.