The Los Angeles neighborhood of Elysian Valley, commonly known as Frogtown, is one of the closest adjoining communities to the Los Angeles River. In the last few years, the community, which has been feeling the effects of gentrification, has become popular for its craft breweries, art studios, taquerias and boutiques.
Along the river’s banks, just a couple of blocks from the trendy shops, there exists an alternative, but closely linked, community of homeless Angelenos who have made the river their home.
The Los Angeles River, one of the most well-known bodies of water on the West Coast, is a 51-mile-long river that originates in the San Fernando Valley and empties into the Pacific Ocean in Long Beach…