Category Archives: Lincoln Heights

What’s happening around town…

LH DIY Moving Co.

Posted on April 5, 2009 by EL CHAVO!

End of the month, start of the moving headaches. Can’t afford to stay, can’t afford to go. Deposit, security,  and first month to be paid upfront.  No credit cards, no friends with trucks. How to get this couch across LH? … Continue reading →

Posted in Fotos, Lincoln Heights, Shit I love, This Chicano Life | 7 Comments

LH on $14.82 a Day

Posted on March 21, 2009 by EL CHAVO!

So it’s a Friday, your plane doesn’t leave til tomorrow, and you are stuck hanging around Lincoln Heights. The travel books say nothing about this  common situation, so what to do? Relax kiddies, I’ll show you the way! Move over … Continue reading →

Posted in Greater Los Angeles, La Comida, Lincoln Heights, This Chicano Life, videos | 6 Comments

Yet More Recent Signs

Posted on March 18, 2009 by EL CHAVO!

Yes, I seem to do this type of post quite regularly, but who doesn’t like seeing photos of beautiful Lincoln Heights? Please, don’t answer that. Uhh, this one was taken way before the St. Pat holiday, just so you know. … Continue reading →

Posted in Fotos, Fun with Words, Lincoln Heights | 6 Comments

Upscale Comes to LH

Posted on March 8, 2009 by EL CHAVO!

There are many sad, sad people in Lincoln Heights that think this little part of town is meaningless until we get some upscale shops or cafes to move in, as if that somehow meant your hood has finally arrived. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis, Fotos, Lincoln Heights | 8 Comments

Some Tortas de Camaron Signs

Posted on March 8, 2009 by EL CHAVO!

Y siguele con eso, Mr. Fake Vegetarian. Ah well, que se le puede hacer? If you read my posts over on LA Eastside, you’ll know that I’ve been looking forward to lent just because of the appearance of a certain … Continue reading →

Posted in Fotos, La Comida, Lincoln Heights, This Chicano Life | 2 Comments

Sidewalk Emotions

Posted on February 28, 2009 by EL CHAVO!

It seems that someone is going around LH leaving cryptic statements of sentimentality on the sidewalks, in some seemingly arbitrary places. It certainly beats looking at boring concrete. Are these the building blocks of real poetry in the streets? Let’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Fotos, Fun with Words, Lincoln Heights, Pendejadas | 3 Comments