Here's the start of an image I am creating for HowIndie, a socially conscious art consulting group. The founder, Janine Saunders and I went to Madison Elementary together back in the day.
http://salt.unc.edu/T-RACES/mosaic.html (dead link 2/19/2016) Documenting neighborhoods of color since the 1930's. Wiki : Redlining is the practice of denying, or increasing the cost of services such as banking , insurance , access to jobs , [2] access to health care, [3] or even supermarkets [4] to residents in certain, often racially determined, [5] areas. The term "redlining" was coined in the late 1960s by John McKnight, a Northwestern University sociologist and community activist. [6] It describes the practice of marking a red line on a map to delineate the area where banks would not invest; later the term was applied to discrimination against a particular group of people (usually by race or sex ) no matter the geography. During the heyday of redlining, the areas most frequently discriminated against were black inner city neighborhoods. For example, in ...
Frank Bros. 2400 Long Beach Blvd, Long Beach, CA Iconic furniture store in Long Beach, California. A store that changed L.A.'s ways | August 15, 2009 | Martha Groves | Los Angeles Times Added 2/19/16 Added 2/19/16 Carlos Diniz - Entrance Presentation, Frank Brothers Furniture, Long Beach, CA This is an Architectural Rendering of Frank Brothers Furniture in Long Beach, CA by architect Edward Killingsworth, CDA #1283. 1963 Frank Brothers Furniture and Moreddi of Long Beach, CA introduced Scandinavian furniture and modern + good design to the masses long before DWR, Ikea, or Target. They were located at 2400 American Avenue by 1961. Sadly the building was razed during the 1992 Riots. "Frank Bros. was the store that John Entenza, editor of Arts & Architecture magazine , enlisted to furnish the Case Study Houses, launched by the magazine toward the end of World War II... Frank Bros. appeale...
california heights / fun bixby to wardlow lime / to gardenia map = haiku + mural by me w/ lots of painting help from the Tanakas Fun Fun Fun As a lil LB sprout I attended Cal Heights Preschool. For one summer I participated in the Cal Heights Summer Camp. After that I went to Hughes for three years. This neighborhood brings back many happy memories. I tried channeling some of them into this piece. A huge grid of streets make up the International City . Few are pictured on the mural. What street do you live on? I've lived on Walnut, 3rd, Nieto, Caspian, Daisy, 9th, and Chestnut. My parents are from Japan. I am nisei, aka second generation. In Japanese, musubi = riceball & nagahama = Long Beach This mural is made possible by 7th District Councilmember, Roberto Uranga and California Heights Neighborhood Association . Thank you for allowing me this experience, I am forever grateful. Tom-san aka @goodeyebadfinger is an amazing photographer. Check out h...