Cielo Azul in Lincoln Heights

"As early in the 1900s people from all over the world went to Lincoln Heights and visited these places that revolved around Lincoln Park like the Selig Zoo and Movie Studio, California Alligator Farm, Los Angeles Ostrich Farm, Legion Ascot Speedway, Lincoln Park Stadium, The Tango Roller Coaster, Roller Skating Rink, Merry Go Round, Boating and Fishing in Lincoln Park lake, Exhibitions, Indian Village, Dancing, and other places that are long gone and forgotten." Excerpt from The History of Lincoln Heights 90031 website.

People often forget that Los Angeles continues to have some of the most amazing clear days in North America. For a city with the second largest population in the United States, most of its residents enjoy clear skies like this one during the late fall and winter.

This is the intersection of Griffin Avenue and Broadway in Lincoln Heights. Lincoln Heights is community with a lot of history. Today it is a very diverse part of the city, with substantial populations of Latinos and Asians from a myriad of countries.

Lincoln Heights has historically been a very vibrant and rich neighborhood.

Please visit the following website to learn more about Lincoln Heights and to see pictures of the old Selig Zoo, Alligator Farm, Ostrich Farm, Ascot Speedway, etc.

"Remember hearing lions, tigers, elephants, and chimpanzees all hours of the night right from your home? Also where the early Tarzan movies were made around Lincoln Park lake and home of some the famous silent era movie stars."

Northeast Los Angeles continues to be one of the best kept secrets of where to live in Southern California. Residents enjoy the amenities of living south of Pasadena, immediately northeast of Los Angeles and north of the 10 freeway, giving easy access to the rest of the city. Shhhh. Don't tell anyone about Lincoln Heights and the rest of the Northeast LA communities.