First Person: Artists showcase 'Memories, Movement, and Struggles'

The Wyvernwood Garden Apartments, built in the 1930s, house over 6,000 residents in more than 1,000 rent-controlled units.  A $2 billion bid to redevelop the neighborhood would replace the old buildings with newer - and fewer - units, shopping centers, parks and high-rise condominiums. The controversial plans for Wyvernwood's future has divided community members - some support the redevelopment while others want the neighborhood preserved, and fear they will lose their affordable housing.  "We value the people who live here because many represent low-income, non-citizen, limited education, Spanish-speaking folks, who just want a place to come home to that’s affordable. The green spaces here are extremely important too. There isn’t another place like this anywhere else in Los Angeles." One resident discusses “El Pueblo de Wyvernwood - The Memories, the Movement, and the Struggles Continue,” an art exhibit that responds to the uncertainty of the neighborhoods future, on Boyle Heights Beat.