L.A Sites of Significance

The novel Southland explores various locales in and around LA that were notable to the history of Southern California. Among them are the LA Crenshaw district, location of the Holiday Bowl Bowling Alley; Little Tokyo, known as Bronzeville when African-Americans inhabited it during WWII; and the Manzanar internment camp. Explore these sites to further your understanding of the role they played in LA’s past.

The Holiday Bowl

An Interview with Nina Revoyr: “Japanese and Blacks, Sharing the ‘Shaw’”

Manzanar

Little Tokyo

Bronzeville