East Los Angeles

East Los Angeles is an unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California, directly east of downtown Los Angeles.

Predominantly Latino and historically Mexican-American, it has been a cultural and political center for Chicano identity since the mid-twentieth century.

Often shortened to East L.A. or East Los: She grew up in East Los.

The area is associated with lowrider culture, muralism, and the 1968 Chicano student walkouts.