Growing up in Los Angeles, we driven down Central Avenue hundreds of times either traveling through Compton, Watts, into South Central onto Downtown. Central Ave was just another street, another road in the urban landscape. However, we soon discovered the hidden history of South Central and Central Ave we never heard of in school. Central Avenue in its heyday was a magical place filled with vibrant jazz music, architecture and Black own businesses/clubs/diners and hotels and more. The ugly presence of segregation was the catalyst for the Black community to establish their roots even if they had no other choice, but they made the best of a bad situation. Central Avenue blossomed from the redlining into what they described as the "black belt" of the African American community. On this episode we share the early history of Central Ave from the 1920s-1950s until its demise and present day. We share our perspective of the history of Central Ave from the development, people, music, architecture, movements etc. We invited special guest Hood Historian who has been researching articals from the California Eagle for many years an important Black newspaper located on Central Ave. We recorded this episode on 06/20 in homage to Juneteenth we felt that it was important to share this history for all to hear.  Follow Hood Historian on IG @hoodhistorian562 Follow us Doña Junta @swapmeet_chronicles  Sabrina observing_spooks_andothervices Instagram page @beyondthefacadepodcast, You Tube video editor Mr Poe's Morgue.