A Mid-City Fiesta

Dr. Jeremy Divinity
Writers’ Blokke
Published in
1 min readFeb 3, 2021

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Image by Mwasi Boyd-Bouldin from Dribble

Seventy degrees in the winter, eighty degrees in the summer. Palm trees that line the asphalt boulevards rise above the skyline.

A young Angeleno finds his way in what they call the City of Angels.

A city of dreams.

From Downtown to the Westside, from the Valley to South Central, the city’s culture is defined but there was always something particularly special about Mid-City.

Mid-City is the heart of the city. It lies at the intersection of culture. The neighborhood’s main arteries, Pico & La Brea, can take you from Santa Monica to Downtown, or Beverly Hills to Baldwin Hills.

Mid-City, Los Angeles, California is the underground.

A nomadic melting pot.

Remnants of old Hollywood meet with a birthing of authentic Los Angeles culture, landmarks: Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles, Oki-Dog, El Cholo, Sky’s Gourmet Tacos, and the El Rey Theatre.

An inclusive breeding ground of youthful creativity. A migration point for the city’s youth. A place they migrate to find their own identity.

They love Los Angeles, but they love the Mid-City fiesta even more.

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Dr. Jeremy Divinity
Writers’ Blokke

Exploring ways of being. Critical Scholar, Strategist, Writer. Located in Los Angeles @Dr.Yermzus on Instagram.