CAPTION: The group Los Invencibles Cadetes de Nuevo Leon relaxes on Cesar Chavez Boulevard. The Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council met recently to discuss a proposed mural that was set to go up next month at the new Hollenbeck police station in Boyle Heights. Some locals are angry over depictions in the mural.
CAPTION: The Los Angeles Police Department isn't thrilled with the mural either. Deep in this scene, a police officer stands behind a man next to a catering truck. The man's hands are raised above his head. "I think it really kind of paints a dark picture of Hollenbeck, and Boyle Heights in particular," said LAPD Capt. Blake Chow, commanding officer of the Hollenbeck station.
CAPTION: Artist Sandow Birk's 100-foot mural has touched a raw nerve under the surface of a seemingly homogenous community, widely considered L.A.'s mothership of Mexican culture.
CAPTION: Part of the $195,000 mural for the new LAPD Hollenbeck station. The tile mural, by artist Sandow Birk was meant to depict a quaint Sunday in Boyle Heights. But residents complain about the unleashed dogs, the "illegal" street vendors and about a man holding a can they guessed was beer. They also complain about what isn't shown: historical figures, children reading books and military veterans.
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