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Avenida Cesar Chavez ~ Photos by Aurelio José Barrera

Antonio Hernandez plays his accordion early on a Sunday morning on the steps of the Vallarta Tires and Auto Service on Avenida Cesar Chavez.


Senior Citizens exercise in the pool at Alma Community Center on Avenida Cesar Chavez


Nazareth Rodriguez, 7, (right) holds his cousin's Diana Lomeli's (second from left) bridal dress as they wait for the wedding ceremony to begin at Our Lady of Solitude Catholic Church on Avenida Cesar Chavez


Antonio Hernandez plays his accordion early on a Sunday morning on the steps of the Vallarta Tires and Auto Service on Avenida Cesar Chavez.


Tattoo artist Jesus "Chuy" Rangel painstakingly creates a design in ink on a young man's body at the City of Angels Tattoo Shop on Avenida Cesar Chavez


A baker bakes bread early in the morning at El Gallo Bakery on Avenida Cesar Chavez

photos © Aurelio José Barrera

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