Rudy Stone (L) and Mike Castañon kept watch from 11p.m. to 11:30 p.m. during the 24-hour patriotic vigil at the Mexican All Wars Memorial at Cinco Puntos on Sunday March 30, 2010. The 63rd Annual Memorial Day observance was held at the intersection of Lorena St., Indiana St., and Avenida Cesar Chavez in Los Angeles.
Flags are arraigned for the 63rd Annual Memorial Day observance and Commemoration of Medal of Honor Recipient PFC Eugene Obregon USMC on on Sunday March 30, 2010.. The event includes a 24-hour patriotic vigil at the Mexican All Wars Memorial at Cinco Puntos (Intersection of Lorena, Indiana, and Chavez) in Los Angeles.
Gary Coleman clutches Image Award for the TV movie “Kid From Left Field” in which he starred. Looking on are Danielle Spencer, left, of “What’s Happening,” and Kim Fields of “The Facts of Life.” The awards–for television, movies, recordings and sports–are given annually by the Beverly Hills/Hollywood branch of the NAACP and were presented Sunday night at the Hollywood Palladium. Photo via UCLA Library Archives
Gary Coleman, beloved child star and former resident of Los Angeles, has died at the age of 42 after suffering an intracranial hemorrhage.
There were a reported five fires set by the Venice Beach Arsonist last night into the early morning. This picture was from around 1:15am. Arson investigators on the way and a person of interest being questioned, after being apprehended on the boardwalk. This does not mean they have the guy, be on the alert and report ANYTHING suspicious!
You might have already heard about the electronic highway signs in Florida that were hacked to read “NO LATINOS” and “NO TACOS.”
This is obviously not the first time these signs around the country have been hacked; but they are usually jokes about zombies or something else that is not politically motivated. Obviously we hold tacos close and dear to our hearts and the thought that anyone could really, truly hate tacos is beyond all imagination. However, as pointed out in this excerpt from the Huntington Post:
‘Reactions to the “No Latinos no tacos” sign have been mixed. One user, @MikeRiggs, tweeted, “I think “No Latinos”/”No Tacos” road sign is pro-immigration… w/o Latinos, you don’t get tacos!” Another, @Emmalerner87, called the road signs an instance of discrimination, tweeting in Spanish, “No Tacos No Latinos = Discriminacion.”‘
Maybe together the meaning could be ambiguous; but separately it is quite clear that this is discrimination and a reflection of the opposing lines of the immigration battle.
The above is a map of West/Central LA showing where people take photographs. Using Flickr data, it shows the photo hot spots of this part of the city. Eric Fisher has done maps for over 40 cities, with many more to come.
I hate hearing about historical buildings that should be restored and used for what they were intended for turned into blockbuster drug stores. Instead of saying it’s inevitable that a consumer corporate store will take over an empty historical spot of architectural importance (look at all the theaters on Broadway) maybe the city/politicians should try harder to preserve and beautify what’s left of our history.
Here’s a little excerpt from the LA Times:
“The Golden Gate Theater was built in 1927 and is known for its grand façade. Its entrance replicates the portal of the University of Salamanca in Spain, built in a Spanish-baroque style known as churrigueresque. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it is one of the few examples of remaining neighborhood movie palaces built in the 1920s. Movies stopped playing there in 1986.”
And what the politicians say:
“Supervisor Gloria Molina, whose district includes the theater, said that while the project would not restore the theater to its full glory, it was better than leaving the building vacant and dilapidated.
“The best we have is a compromise and at least leaving it in place and preserving it” as much as possible, said Molina, “At the end of the day, it has been an eyesore.”
I don’t know if I see an eyesore. Just because it’s empty. It looks grand with alot of history attached to it. Now it’s going to have a bright red 24/7 neon CVS sign.
Ozomatli is one of our favorite bands, especially because they represent LA in everything they do and are probably the perfect musical representation of the Taco Lifestyle. The band is celebrating their new album, Fire Away, and new single (Gay Vatos in Love, video embedded above) and granted us some insight into their favorite LA taco spots. Special thanks to Justin for going above and beyond the call of duty!
Uli:
Taco Boy – Bell
La Taqueiza – South Gate
Grand Central Market – LA
Wil-Dog:
Taco Zone Truck on Alvarado, 2 blocks North of Sunset on street next to Vons market… Must try “suadero”
Raul:
La Estrella in Highland Park. Corner of Figueroa and 61st.
Jiro:
My Taco on York Blvd in Highland Park (Lamb Tacos!!!)
Mariela’s Taco on Sunset Blvd. (The Best Chile Roja in the city. Also, the tastiest Carne Asada Burros anywhere. Sorry Justin there is a such a thing as a good Burrito)
Justin:
Frank and Johnny’s Seafood on Riverside near Stadium Way in Frogtown- Best seafood tacos, trust me you can’t eat just one. Try the shrimp tacos, because they will make you have a mouth orgasm. Also pick up some sushi grade tuna while you’re there, and have a chat with owner Frank. I believe he’s Armenian, the chefs from Zacatecas and the fish is from mother earth. Only in LA.
La Paiza on Figueroa and Ave. 54 in Highland Park. Best streetfair Mexico City Style. The woman working in there are a tad bit rude and will give you some ‘tude, but they sure can make some fuc!*@ tacos. I will deal with the attitude to get a bomb taco.
Marias Pupuseria- Figueroa and Cypress. Best, most consistent Pupusas in town. I’ve only had their bean and cheese pupusas , so I can’t vouch for anything else. I have eaten at some pupuserias that have amazing pupusas one day, then you go back a week later and the cheese taste old, or the masa is kind of stale. Marias, always consistent.
Mexican Delicatessen in Eagle Rock, next to Trader Joes on Colorado. Best Oaxacan style tacos and quesadillas. If you like mole, this is your joint. Lots of hipsters in there, but also lots of mole.
Taco truck in a parking lot of a liquor store on Cypress and Arvia. Best tacos from a taco truck. Located in Cypress Park. These are the best tacos in LA, bar none, but nobody would know because Cypress Park is off the hipsters radar. Sorry all you “jeans too tight”, koji truck sucks balls. Just because your friend says its good and you can ride your fixie there late at nite, doesn’t mean it’s “amazing.”
I hate to say it because its such a tourist trap, but the best taquito’s are at the first stall on Olvera Street. LA staple, my pops used to take me there when I was a kid and those things are greasy and damn good. I’m just happy they don’t cater to health conscious LA. There is no chicken, tofu or damn eggplant taquitos. You order a taquito and you get beef in that son of a bitch. End of story.
There are no good burrito places in LA, because burritos aren’t good. Flour tortillas are nasty, and who wants one the size of your head, let alone the size of a taco. Try ordering one of those in Mexico, not in a border town and they might look at you funny and bring you a mule to ride around the plaza on. Actually there is one burrito spot that is mighty, mighty tasty, now that I think of it. Can’t remember the name, but its on Glendale in Atwater, right next to the exotic bird shop. The burrito’s de papa with spinach are devine. Also its not like Tepeyackkkk, where they give you a flour tortilla the size of a moose head, and somehow there tortillas seem a little thinner and they grill em at just the right temp. so they don’t get all doughy or too crunchy.
Best tacos de papa are at Morenitas on Cypress in Cypress Parque. Pick up some masa too while you are at it, because I’ve heard its some of the best in town.
Best tacos or Mexican food in general are at my mother in laws house, just like the best gumbo is made by my maw maw, and the best red beans and rice were made by my grandmother. This post is dedicated to real Mexican food.
Oh yeah, most addictive chile award goes to King Taco. The tacos aren’t good unless you are piss drunk or super hungry, but the salsa is slammin’. They should sale them shi@’s, at two for five out in the alley, like pharmaceuticals.
17 Days and 18 hours to go until World Cup 2010 in South Africa. Check out the uniforms for the two North American teams in the tournament. El Tri’s badass black away kit will be a nice contrast with the other teams in White. The US goes for a refined, classic look. What do you think?
