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Youths painting at St. Elmo's Village community art center in Los Angeles, Calif., 1975

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Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.CREATING--Youngsters in the Crenshaw-Wilshire district express themselves with paint brushes at St. Elmo's village at 4830 St. Elmo Drive, where a row of old garages was turned into a workshop for the neighborhood youths. The village is a result of a $15,000 federal grant intended to get youths off the streets and into creative situations.
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St. Elmo's Village (Los Angeles, Calif.) (subject)Sperlazzo, Ed (photographer)
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Keywords

  1. African American Youth
  2. African Americans
  3. Art Centers
  4. Arts
  5. Arts And Youth
  6. California
  7. Culture
  8. Education
  9. Lifestyle
  10. Los Angeles
  11. Los Angeles County
  12. Youth
  13. Youth With Social Disabilities

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