As noted in the last post, there was a brief time in the 1920s, when, at least to some people, Boyle Heights was actually known as “Hollenbeck Heights.” In September 1926, a lengthy article appeared in the Los Angeles Times called “Hollenbeck Heights Once Was Home of Pioneer Aristocrats.” Though romantic essays like this were…
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The Boyle Heights and Hollenbeck Heights Controversy!
A recent question about when the name “Hollenbeck” was applied to the Los Angeles Police Department station in Boyle Heights led to an interesting aspect of the history of the neighborhood. First, a police station was contemplated for the community as far back as the mid-1890s, though it was a few years before one was…
Boyle Heights and the Mexican-American War
America’s first war of imperialism, the Mexican-American War, reached Los Angeles in August 1846 when forces led by Commodore Robert F. Stockton (for whom the Central Valley city is named) quietly entered on the afternoon of the 12th and took possession of the town. Stockton remained in Los Angeles until September 3 when he departed…
Historic Photos of Boyle Heights: The Andrew Boyle House
Long before there was a Boyle Heights, the area was occupied by the Lopez and Rubio families who had adobe houses there. Perhaps someone descended from those families has photographs and the history of those important early settlers and their homes to share on this blog. Meantime, in 1858, Irish native Andrew Boyle, recently arrived…
John Lazzarevitch: A Partner in the Founding of Boyle Heights
In the 8 April 1875 edition of the Los Angeles Evening Express, a small article, seen to the left, announced the subdivision of Boyle Heights by founder William H. Workman and his two partners, Isaias W. Hellman (see next month’s post on him) and John Lazzarevitch. This latter, in fact, had a direct connection to…
Andrew A. Boyle, Namesake of Boyle Heights: An Immigrant’s Story
The naming of the Los Angeles neighborhood of Boyle Heights in 1875 by William Henry Workman and his partners, Isaias W. Hellman and John Lazzarovitch, was in honor of Workman’s father-in-law, Andrew A. Boyle, whose land was the basis for the community. Boyle’s life was not particularly long, only fifty-two years, but he had a…