Natalia Molina
A Place at the Nayarit: How a Mexican Restaurant Nourished a Community
A historical account of a landmark Echo Park restaurant and its role in immigrant communities by Natalia Molina
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Greg Ruben“A unique history book focused on a Mexican restaurant that once stood in Echo Park (it was founded by the author's grandmother). It speaks more broadly to immigration in the 1920s, the role restaurants play in immigrant communities, and the diversity of mid-century Echo Park”
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