Bluewater Media Group, an L.A.-based company co-founded by Eric Waterman, was the creative force behind the production of 2011 documentary entitled "East LA Interchange." Information on the film's website states that this work "tells the story of working-class, immigrant Boyle Heights, the oldest neighborhood in East Los Angeles." From my own experience, I like the Boyle Hts. / East L.A. area and feel that it exemplifies the complexly interesting cultural mix that is this big city. Here's a pic from a fairly recent jaunt into these historic neighborhoods just east and across the river from Downtown Los Angeles.
Breed Street Shul in the Boyle Heights Neighborhood of Los Angeles / Jim A. Beardsley (c) 2013
Breed Street Shul was opened in 1923 when the population and culture of Boyle Heights was predominately more Jewish and less Hispanic. The original religious structure at this site (which is also referred to as Congregation Talmud Torah of Los Angeles or the Breed Street Synagogue) is just barely noticeable behind the Shul in the image's lower-left corner. The ongoing rehabilitation and preservation efforts are well documented at the Breed Street Shul Project website.
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