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East L.A. Classic

It's High School rivalry night, and across the river you can hear the drum beat of two long time foes warming up for tonight's big game.

LAT's sports scribe Bill Plashke takes a closer look at two friends who will be playing against other. He writes "For the 75th time in this city's greatest sports rivalry, soul mates like Jose Victoria and Chris Moreno will be asked to tear each other's heart out.

Victoria is a senior defensive lineman for Garfield High. Moreno is a senior offensive lineman for Roosevelt High. At East Los Angeles College tonight, their teams will meet in that street-splitting battle for neighborhood ownership known as the East L.A. Classic."

INNER BULLDOG: At LAEastside's preview of the game, CindyLu comments: "I’m the child of a mixed marriage. Mom graduated from Roosevelt, Dad from Garfield. I’ve never leaned one way or the other, but my cousins told me to cheer for Garfield. So I’ll listen to them."

DOTDOTDASH: GOLD LINE TALK

 

 

Little Tokyo / Arts District Station.

SUBWAY TO THE SI: Eastern Group Publications ride on the Gold Line media test run was a chance to give the Eastside community groups who have long advocated for public transportation some extra attention . . ––  Groups like the Resident Advisory Committee, aka RAC, and the Mothers of East LA, aka Mothers of East LA, spent years following the trail of bonds first approved in 1982. Yes, they are glad its about to open, yet there is still some disappointment that the Gold Line is not underground.

LIGHT RAIL ISSUES: Even with the line opening, RAC may be dealing with safety concern as liaisons to the community at large, and often found themselves thrown to the East L.A. lions when information was slow coming out of Metro . . ––  It's part two of a four part series. Last week EGP reviewed the path for funding, and next week the series will survey Gold Line's Public Art.

CONNECTION SECTION:  LAist links to The Gold Line Eastside Extension Map showing bus-to-rail connections. To add details for the Little Tokyo / Arts District Station, DASH A stops at the southwest corner of First and Alameda before heading toward the Arts District's Joel Bloom Square/ Wurstküche stop at Hewitt and Traction. ALMOST, BUT NOT QUITE A CONNECTOR: DASH A's extended trip around Civic Center,  and maddening layover in Little Tokyo,  makes for a long and winding road to the Blue Line at the 7th Street Metro Center Stop . . –– DASH D and the Metro 31/30 stops at north end of the LT/AD station, a few steps east on Temple.

Barker Block Upheaval

Barker Block's orchestrated stratagem to build a neighborhood has run its course. CurbedLA has a rundown of Kor Group recovery plan that includes selling the adjoining turn-of-the-20th century warehouse with has  retail supporting the Arts District ethos. Dakota Smith reports that owners, new and old, consider the warehouse site perfect for development, which isn't sitting well with Barker Block residents. Lofty Dog will move in December, Reel Appeal is suing to stay, and Arte Calidad was extracted a few months ago and now store their paper mache creations in a Central City East warehouse. [CurbedLA]