Here are excerpts from a Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum blog post about Boris Deutsch, an artist in Los Angeles, who was best known during the 1930s and 1940s. From his arrival in the city in 1919 until the early 1930s, he lived in Boyle Heights. S. Boris Deutsch (1892-1978) was a modernist artist…
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A January 1923 issue of “The Siren” from Boyle Heights Junior High
Here are excerpts from a post on the blog of the Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum, which has several issues of The Siren, the school newspaper of Boyle Heights Junior High, soon renamed Hollenbeck Junior High, from the 1922-23 school year. A couple of issues of the paper have been highlighted on the Boyle…
The Russians of the Flats of Boyle Heights Go to the Movies, Part Five
Introduction: This is the short, but sweet, fifth and final part of the post on the interesting history of Russian Molokans from the Flats of Boyle Heights and their intersection with the Hollywood film industry. Author Rudy Martinez, a member of the Advisory Board for the Boyle Heights Historical Society, did a great job pulling…
The Russians of the Flats of Boyle Heights Go to the Movies, Part Four
Introduction: We continue with part four of the series by Boyle Heights Historical Society Advisory Board member Rudy Martinez on Russian Molokans from the Flats and their use as extras in the Hollywood film industry. – Paul R Spitzzeri On March 21, 1928, the day of a melee outside its gates, Paramount Studios arranged to…
The Russians of the Flats of Boyle Heights Go to the Movies, Part Three
Introduction: This third part of the series by Rudy Martinez on Russians in Boyle Heights and their role in early Hollywood looks at some of the films in which so-called Molokans and fictional representations of the community appeared. – Paul R. Spitzzeri. In the summer of 1915, Majestic Studios released the first film to acknowledge…
The Russians of the Flats of Boyle Heights Go to the Movies, Part Two
Introduction: This the second in a series of posts about the Russian (known commonly as Molokans) immigrant community that settled in the Flats area of Boyle Heights and often served as extras in the Hollywood film industry. Author Rudy Martinez, Advisory Board member of the Boyle Heights Historical Societies, gives an excellent overview of the…
The Russians of the Flats of Boyle Heights Go to the Movies, Part One
Introduction: Boyle Heights Historical Society Advisory Board member Rudy Martinez continues his series of posts on early Boyle Heights history, including its ethnic and racial diversity, with this remarkable multi-part post on the “Russian colony” of the Flats area of the community. Check back weekly for further installments and enjoy! – Paul R. Spitzzeri Angry…
The First Lady of Modern Music: Boyle Heights’ Hadda Brooks, Part 4
Introduction: This concludes the four-part post on pianist/singer Hadda Brooks by Rudy Martinez, a member of the advisory board for the Boyle Heights Historical Society. Rudy did a great deal of research and put together an interesting and informative history of a significant local musical figure. We hope you’ve enjoyed reading this history of a…
The First Lady of Modern Music: Boyle Heights’ Hadda Brooks, Part 3
Introduction: Boyle Heights Historical Society Advisory Board member Rudy Martinez is the author of this fascinating multi-part post on pianist/singer Hadda Brooks, who lived in Boyle Heights much of her life. We pick up the story with Hadda becoming a recognized local performer on the new Modern Music record label. – Paul R. Spitzzeri Hadda…
The First Lady of Modern Music: Boyle Heights’ Hadda Brooks, Part 2
Introduction: Boyle Heights Historical Society Advisory Board member Rudy Martinez is the author of this fascinating multi-part post on pianist/singer Hadda Brooks, who lived in Boyle Heights much of her life. We pick up the story with Hadda completing her education and embarking on her budding musical career. – Paul R. Spitzzeri Hadda Brooks, who…