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.
Don Jones,
artist
To order DVDs, send
check or money order for $25, which includes tax
and shipping, payable to:
Eighth
& Wall Incorporated
904 Silver Spur Road, #317
Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274
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.
For more information on the Council and
the California Stories Initiative, visit www.californiastories.org.
Additional
Supporters
Badami Productions
KLCS TV
Los Angeles City Council Members Jan Perry and Bernard Parks
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (Supervisor Yvonne
Burke)
AT&T
Sempra
Stern Family Foundation
Community Redevelopment Agency
The Law Firm of O’Melveny and Myers
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.