 1. Believe it or not, Yuca’s taco hut at 2056 N. Hillhurst Avenue expanded in 1978. Yes, really! The Herrera family bought the property and opened Yuca’s on April 1, 1976. In 1978 they expanded by adding the wooden patio awning where Soccoro Herrera sits to take your order. Fourteen-year-old Los Feliz resident Matthew Mohi helps with the carpentry. Across Hillhurst Avenue you can see Smith’s Food King where Albertson’s is now. (Courtesy Dora Herrera) |
 2. In the 1950s Jim Capparelli began the family tradition of decorating their home at 2234 N. Commonwealth Avenue. Each year their decorations became more elaborate until they looked like this in 1978. His wife Marie and daughters Rosalie and Joan continue the family tradition today to the delight of their neighbors. (Courtesy Rosalie Capparelli) |
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