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The Early History of Hollenbeck Park

Posted on February 13, 2015March 7, 2022Author Paul SpitzzeriPosted in UncategorizedLeave a Reply

In the early 1890s, Boyle Heights and Los Angeles were experiencing some tough times. A growth boom, often called the Boom of the Eighties, erupted a few years previously, peaking during the 1887-88 mayoral term of Boyle Heights founder William H. Workman, but it went bust by decade’s end.

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