When they arrived, they established businesses and community spaces of beauty and reflection. During World War II, the government removed them from their homes.

    Since the 1800’s African-Americans have settled in Boyle Heights, but the center of their culture moved elsewhere.

    By 1920, the Jewish community had moved to the Boyle Heights area. Brooklyn Avenue was the heart and soul of the Jewish community.

    Fleeing the results of the Mexican Revolution, immigrants from throughout Mexico moved to Los Angeles, first settling in the Plaza area downtown, then moving to areas east of the river.

    Exiled by the Russian government, this religious sect settled in Boyle Heights and established churches that dot the area.