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    Design and Architecture

    Jews and the development of Los Angeles

    This weekend DnA producer Avishay Artsy will lead a tour of the Jewish history of Boyle Heights. It’s the culmination of a year of research he’s been doing on the Jewish imprint on LA’s built environment.

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    By Frances Anderton • Oct 18, 2016 • 1 min read

    This weekend DnA producer Avishay Artsy will lead a tour of the Jewish history of Boyle Heights. It’s the culmination of a year of research he’s been doing on the Jewish imprint on LA’s built environment. The journey starts in the mid-1800s and travels from downtown and East LA to the Fairfax District, West LA and the San Fernando Valley; and features enterprising builders and architects, from Joseph Newmark, Eli Broad and Yuval Bar-Zemer to Richard Neutra, Gregory Ain and Frank Gehry.

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    The problem with A/C, Neon City, Jewish LA
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    2. 9:37When LA was lit with neon
    3. 17:55Jews and the development of Los AngelesYou’re reading this
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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Avishay Artsy

      Producer, DnA: Design and Architecture

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    The full episode

    3 of 3
    The problem with A/C, Neon City, Jewish LA
    1. 0:30Changing the rules for HFC's
    2. 9:37When LA was lit with neon
    3. 17:55Jews and the development of Los AngelesYou’re reading this
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