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Central Ave. and Dunbar Hotel, Los Angeles, ca. 1940 Downbeat Cocktail Lounge, Central Ave., Los Angeles
In the 1940s Blacks began to move into the white neighborhood of Compton and other areas known as South Central. Due to restrictive housing covenants, Central Ave. became the hub of African American life. Many African American celebrities, jazz performers and entertainers stayed at the Dunbar Hotel, since they could not lodge elsewhere in the city.
