The architecturally significant Soto-Michigan Jewish Community Center, the focal point of Jewish social and political communal life in Boyle Heights from the 1920s to the late 1950s, has disappeared under the wrecking ball. Via LA Observed.
typical of a los angeles story. i knew of a small irving gill worker's house in torrance and when i went there again 3-4 years after the first visit, it was gone and replaced by a 2 story ginger bread house built and owned by a cop who was washing his truck.
i showed him the picture of the old house from charles moore's architectural guide book, he said "really". and that was it. i had to leave.
i am really sorry about soriano's jewish community center.
soriano had a huge influance on frank gehry, btw...
wow, that's sad. i recently found out that my 90 year old Jewish grandmother lived in Boyle Heights for a year in high school, must have been around 1932 (I've always known them as the Reading, PA family - been there for 60 years at least). Apparently her mom, my great grandmom, was active in the communist party...
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typical of a los angeles story. i knew of a small irving gill worker's house in torrance and when i went there again 3-4 years after the first visit, it was gone and replaced by a 2 story ginger bread house built and owned by a cop who was washing his truck.
i showed him the picture of the old house from charles moore's architectural guide book, he said "really". and that was it. i had to leave.
i am really sorry about soriano's jewish community center.
soriano had a huge influance on frank gehry, btw...
wow, that's sad. i recently found out that my 90 year old Jewish grandmother lived in Boyle Heights for a year in high school, must have been around 1932 (I've always known them as the Reading, PA family - been there for 60 years at least). Apparently her mom, my great grandmom, was active in the communist party...
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