Years ago I was a I was a member of the educational/musical group “Aztec Stories” and we performed at the Southwest. My friend Del and I have a special musical and personality resonance; trusting each other and letting our voices take us where they will. It was always a joy to sing with Del, but the performance at the Southwest was special. Our voices soared – I came away with chills from the experience. I’m sure this was in part from our performing together and in part because of singing in that very special place.
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| Southwest Museum as seen from the Audubon Center at Debs Park |
The museum has been closed for close to a decade and there’s lots of politics surrounding its closure and its potential re-opening. I have to wonder if it will open again. It is one of the few museums of its kind in NE Los Angeles. It was a place where folks who live in the neighborhood could go to learn about the past, to learn about the First Peoples who lived in the area, and who could, on occasion be in a space that reconnects us with sacred spaces in nature that used to surround us.
Please check out the sites below. It is unique in its place in history and its site in Northeast L.A.
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| The logo is designed by Jagger Blue Gonzales |
http://www.friendsofthesouthwestmuseum.com/about.html
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Southwest-museum-closed.JPG
