Argueta views El Pino as a symbol of East Los Angeles’ resistance against gentrification — even if the developer argues that the project is for the community. “It’s always saying that it ...

among them was an Australian Bunya Pine tree in East Los Angeles. The tree is now a community dubbed landmark known as 'El Pino' or 'The Pine Tree.' "I grew up around there, and then obviously the ...

So he created one. “I wanted an ethos, a landmark, a kind of epic place that would signify East Los Angeles for them in the future, because they kept coming back to El Pino,” Hackford said.