# Love for Gower St.

Love for Gower St. Memories of a one-of-a-kind upbringing in Hollywood Natalie Gonzalez Sep 12, 2024 9 Share “You are so lucky! You live in Hollywood!” That has been the most common response when I respond to the question, “Where do you live?” In 1985, my father had been connected to a dental laboratory through my late Oaxacan uncle. My father’s new boss at the laboratory owned a building and rented him a unit— 8—a 2-bedroom on the second story on Gower St. My father’s siblings, my mother, and my mother’s cousin lived happily crammed in that small apartment. My uncle and his

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