East Los

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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