East Los
n.— «Same thing was done in the 1970’s, early ’80’s on Whittier Blvd. in East Los, and is currently being done in Hollywood on Hollywood Blvd.» —“Re: Crenshaw shut down on Sunday nights?” by Raul Franco Usenet: la.transportation July 2, 1996. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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