La Bloga: Update: El Corrido de Boyle Heights

“Los Angeles’ corner of Soto Street and Cesar E. Chavez Avenue features one of the city’s most treasured murals, “El Corrido de Boyle Heights.” The faces dominate the corner in the moments of song and joy captured by painter Wayne Healey and the crew. But there’s an ongoing struggle between beauty and the beasts of the hood armed with spray cans.

In my most recent visit to the area, I was overjoyed to see the city has recovered the mural and it sings there, free of defacement.”

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