L.A.'s Eastside: Where do you draw the line?

“ Eastside is east of the LA River.

I'm fourth generation Angelena. My family is from Boyle Heights and has contributed much to the history and culture of the Eastside, particularly in music. The name is a big deal to us because it is our history for almost 100 years now. Because my family is Mexican-American, does my 100 year cultural history not count? Does someone who has moved here five years ago really get the right to steal my neighborhood's name and historical legacy?

And saying east of the river is "East LA" as a distinction between hipster neighborhoods west of the river and brown neighborhoods east of the river is wrong. East LA is an unicorporated city managed by the County of Los Angeles and starts east of Indiana. They have their own civic center on the aptly named Metro Eastside Gold Line. ” — chimatli from Lincoln Heights, Feb. 18, 2014, 9:52 a.m.