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Article: East Side Story.
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- September 1, 2001
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Once a wasteland of strip malls and auto shops, L.A.'s East Side is emerging as fertile ground for artists.
Take a stroll past the karate studios and bodegas that line the broad, sunbaked boulevards of L.A.'s East Side these days, and you're about as likely to bump into Beck or Vanessa Beecroft as you are to encounter an actual Spanish- or Cantonese-speaking local. Fueled by the recent explosion of gallery activity in Chinatown and the sudden influx of artists nesting in neighborhoods like Eagle Rock, Highland Park and Mount Washington, the East Side is blossoming into a virtual hive of creative and commercial activity. Studios, cutting-edge boutiques, bars and ...