Frogtown residents, from left, Miriam Recinos; Arturo Gomez, president of the Elysian Valley Riverside Neighborhood Council; and Lisette Gomez oppose the Frogtown Flea Crawl. For the young and upwardly mobile hipsters of Northeast L.A., the Frogtown Flea Crawl was the hot new event of their perfectly Instagrammable dreams. “I am not trying to mend a bridge,” Emilia Sanchez, lifelong Elysian Valley resident, said at the meeting. “I’ve decided to conclude The Frogtown Flea Crawl out of respect for residents and their concerns,” the statement said. Gentrification has recently arrived in the Elysian Valley, driving up costs and forcing some locals to leave the area.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 22, 2024 18:06 UTC