East Los n. East Los Angeles. Also Eastlos and Easlos. Editorial Note: Especially common among Hispanic Angelenos. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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This reminds me of Loaisaida (also Loisaida), the Spanish version of the Lower East Side of NYC.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loisaida