Eighth
& Wall Incorporated presents
The Eastsiders
A Documentary Celebration
of The Eastside Of Los Angeles from 1920 to 1965
This is a documentary celebration
of the Eastside neighborhood of Los Angeles, down which runs
the Central Avenue corridor. From 1920 to 1965, it celebrates
Central Avenue with the likes of William “Buddy”
Collette and his sextet, Jackie Kelso and Clora Bryant. It
also celebrates the multi-cultural make up of the residents
of that corridor, many who would never set foot in a nightclub.
The story tells itself by the
people who lived it. Their mutual help and cultural background
is something rarely seen in our modern neighborhoods, but
something they would like to see return. |
This project is made possible, in part, by a grant
from the California Council for the Humanities as part of
the Council’s statewide California Stories Initiative. The
Council is an independent non-profit organization and a state
affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.