Talk:El Monte, California

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I read in the L.A. times about El Monte is one of the trendiest places to live for upper-income whites and other groups in the last few years. Yes, the majority of city population is Latino, though you find some Mexican-Americans lived in the area for generations. It was regarded more tolerant of racial minorities: why a sizable number of black Americans and Chinese or Japanese-Americans chose El Monte and select suburbs around L.A. in the 1950's.

I been through there in the 1980s & 90s (I was a child but noticed a large Hispanic, Asian-American and black American presence) to meet Mom's family friends...and how amazing for a child to come in close contact with so many cultures in one town (of course being the Los Angeles area). El Monte has a tradition of progressive and somewhat liberal beliefs, the reason why the gay/lesbian community is comfortable to move into El Monte in the 2000s.

Like what the article said: El Monte was a major port of entry for "Okies" or low-income migrants who fled the dust bowl in the 1930's: they were black, white and native American from the south-central or southeast states. The city is said to have 10,000 of Cherokee descent, but I wasn't able to find solid proof to verify the claims except from who I spoke to on the internet about Native American (Indian)s in Los Angeles.

And the sister city program, Marcq-en-Bareul France has similarities to El Monte, being a working-class industrial suburb going through the difficult transition to the new non-factory labor-based economics of the 21st century. Like El Monte, Marcq-en-Bareul is home to a large foreign-born population, but the French counterpart has a large represented community of North African Arabs and Eastern Europeans who arrived since the 1950's. +Mike D 26 11:19, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

Also, the Article mentions the history of Gay's Lion Farm and the placement of two statues respecting that history. The Article should include the railway platform of the El Monte Station (a Metrolink station), located at 10925 Railroad Street, El Monte, CA is adorned with silhouettes of circus lions. Albert Killackey — Preceding unsigned comment added by Albert Killackey (talk • contribs) 11:17, 3 December 2021 (UTC)

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Apparently this article hasn't been worked on for quite some time. I don't know why so much info is only included in the above note. Growing up in a neighboring city, it is interesting to see how the histories of the Cities naturally intertwine. Hopefully, working on El Monte, Rosemead, Temple City, Montebello and eventually San Gabriel, at the same time, will be beneficial to all articles. Much to be done. So far so good. As my sleep-typing was found to be offensive to my beloved admins/editors, I will desist until later. Shalom! DocOfSoc (talk) 12:35, 4 June 2010 (UTC)


 * "That landscape is El Monte, once a dusty Spanish colonial crossroads and now a bustling bedroom community about a dozen miles east of downtown Los Angeles." DocOfSoc (talk) 05:35, 5 June 2010 (UTC)

NOTE: NO. 975 EL MONTE-FIRST SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SETTLEMENT BY IMMIGRANTS FROM UNITED STATES - El Monte, on the bank of the San Gabriel River, played a significant part in California's early pioneer history. It was first an encampment on the Old Spanish Trail, an extension of the trail from Missouri to Santa Fe. By the 1850s, some began to call El Monte the 'End of the Santa Fe Trail.' Early in that decade a permanent settlement was established by immigrants from Texas, the first settlement in Southern California founded by citizens of the United States DocOfSoc (talk) 03:51, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

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