Whittier Boulevard, Sixth Street Bridge, and the origins of transportation exploitation in East Los Angeles

Journal of Urban History

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 729-748

  Roth, Matthew W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Boyle Heights; Chicano culture; East Los Angeles; Freeway; Highway; Los Angeles River

Indexed keywords

CAR USE; LOW INCOME POPULATION; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; URBAN HISTORY;

CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3142664690     PISSN: 00961442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0096144204265187     Document Type: Article

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