EAST LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A parade of classic lowriders slowly cruised down Whittier Boulevard in East Los Angeles on New Year's Day as drivers celebrated the beginning of a new chapter for the ...

In 1965, on weekend nights in East Los Angeles, Mexican-American teenagers would hop in their cars to cruise up and down Whittier Boulevard. There, they met up with friends while listening to radio DJ ...

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Thee Midniters emerged in the mid-1960s with a R&B-rock sound and became one the first Chicano bands to have a major hit in the United States. Original group member Little Willie G remembers those ...

Born in the heart of Los Angeles, Mando Estrada grew up with Lowrider cars constantly cruising in his neighborhood. At the age of 15, he followed suit, often cruising Whittier Blvd with his friends, ...

We look at what Jackie Goldberg hopes to tackle once she joins the L.A. Unified School District board, having won the election for the open District 5 seat. Plus, the latest Hollywood news. And, ...

As a boy growing up in East Los Angeles, Juan “Spanky” Ramirez lived for the weekends when his uncles would leave the family’s carne asada parties and invite him to cruise down Whittier Boulevard in ...

WHITTIER >> Nearly 10 years after the city approved a plan to revitalize the boulevard, the Whittier Boulevard Specific Plan is gaining steam again after being stalled by the recession of 2008. A new ...

Lowriders and other cars have turned out in force this summer for cruising events on Whittier Boulevard in East L.A., a reminder of decades past when drivers would congregate to show off their wheels ...

This story is part of American Anthem, a yearlong series on songs that rouse, unite, celebrate and call to action. Find more atNPR.org/Anthem. In 1965, on weekend ...