Three decades later, people who live and work around the intersection say the area is still beset by disinvestment and neglect.
But help didn’t arrive at Florence and Normandie, Pastor said. The poverty rate there remains about the same as it was in 1990, according to a USC analysis of local census tracts.
Marcos Hernandez, standing in background, and his parents have a small flower business just off Florence Avenue. “They're not supposed to be there,” said Ojeda, who runs a small shop that fixes and sells used appliances. “We open at nine over here. And they don't remove it.” Still, Ojeda, who commutes to his shop from home in the San Gabriel Valley, said he likes the community and the rent is affordable. He tries to stay optimistic.
“They need more green spaces for their family members. They want to have investment in the infrastructure.”On the northeast corner, Brittany McCalipp agreed that Florence and Normandie feels somewhat forgotten — and that’s one reason she decided to open a business here.
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