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Cruising down memory lane

Slices of life from neighborhoods on the Eastside and South Los Angeles
November 28, 2023
Shops in Figueroa Street in Highland Park, a historic neighborhood in Northeast Los Angeles. (Cornell Chuaseco/UT)

A Christmas lighting in Herman. Happy meals and happy times in Lincoln Heights. A school festival in Boyle Heights.

These are some of the happy memories residents of the Eastside and South L.A. recalled for UT Community News.

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