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11/29/03: The Guest Book has reopened. Click here to check it out.

11/06/03: We have a new E-mail address. All of the E-mail links haven't been updated yet so please be careful to use this link: New E-mail

We are not updating the site right now but we are planning to add some new content soon. Please hold off on sending poems right now. We are trying to set up a new system to make posting easier.

We are looking for possible Sleepy Lagoon "cover girls". If you are a photogenic Latina interested in modeling please send in some pics. We will not post these pics or distribute them in any way without your prior permission. We are mainly hoping to make some "pin-up" style pics -- also some simple "girl-next-door" type of images. Send Pics

Do you have old photographs from the 30s, 40s, 50s, or early 60s of your relatives, barrio, high school, etc.? If you have a scanner, please make a copy of the photos and send them into us. We want to create an historic photographs section for the site. See tjhe Sleepy Lagoon Case section for examples of historic black-and-white photographs.

05/11/02: New poems added
04/26/02: New poems added
04/13/02: We are trying to get back to posting poems more regularly. We get so many that we decided that we can't make a separate page for each one. So now we are putting a bunch of poems on one page. This may not look as good but at least the poems will be posted faster for you.
02/01/02: Check out the new poll page. We'll add new polls every couple of weeks. If you can think of a good poll question, send it in. We restored an old album that hasn't been on the site for a couple of years now: pictures from the Boss Entertainment Show in City of Industry from '98. The best thing at this show was the concert (Brenton Wood) and the Heineken Girl. Remember her?
12/29/01: New poem and new story added
10/14/01: Five new car show picture galleries added! More than 100 pics each of last year's Las Vegas Super Show and this year's Hot Import Nights in Irvine, California.
07/26/01: New poem added ("Leaving You")
05/28/01: New Dazza gallery! Check out pictures of Dazza at the 2000 LRM Vegas Supershow
04/19/01: Two new poems added
03/14/01: New poem added
03/02/01: New poem added.
01/15/01: Three new poems added
12/05/00: Las Vegas Super Show 2000 Sneak Preview gallery added to Car Shows.
10/15/00: Six new movies from the Lowrider Magazine Las Vegas Super Show.
10/01/00: New poem added
09/24/00: New poem added
08/01/00: We are taking a break for the summer. New features and poems will arrive in September. See you then!
07/10/00: Four new poems added to Guest Galleries. Check them out!
07/01/00: Pictures from Highland Park 2000 posted in Car Shows
06/27/00: Two new Dazza movies & new auctions
06/18/00: Five new poems and one new story added
06/11/00: Pictures of Downtown L.A. added to City Sights
05/29/00: New pictures from Lowriderfest in Chula Vista added to Car Shows
05/27/00: Two new poems added & sixth guest book opened
05/23/00: New section added to Dazza Gallery
05/22/00: Four new movies from the Lowriderfest show in Chula Vista, CA
05/19/00: Eight new Poems
05/14/00: Laguna Park added to Placas. Pictures of Ernesto de la Losa restored to the Murals section.
05/07/00: La Gente CC Imperial Valley, CA restored to Car Shows. Photos of Lincoln Heights added to Neighborhoods.
04/26/00: New poems by Desiree, Hazel, Julie, Maria, La Blue Eyes & La Menza
04/22/00: Please contribute to the new Sleepy Lagoon Message Board. Desert Dreams Car Club Show galleries restored.
04/16/00:Las Vegas Supershow '98 Gallery reopened featuring more than 100 restored images. Boxing scenes from Fight Night at Arrowhead Pond added to Viajes. Eight new poems contributed by Desiree, Hazel, La Chyna, Julie, and La Sad Girl.
04/09/00: Dazza gallery restored. New movie from the Coachella Valley car show.
04/02/00: Pictures from the City Cruisers Coachella Valley show in Indio, CA posted in Car Shows. Florencia and PBS added to Placas.
03/25/00: City Terrace added to Neighborhoods. New placas from 27th Street, 36th Street, 73rd Street, and Geraghty. Seven new movies from the 2000 South Gate Azalea Show.
03/24/00: Pictures from South Gate 2000
03/21/00: First Las Vegas gallery restored to the Trips section
03/19/00: Anaheim '98 gallery restored in Car Shows and a new Dazza video added to Movies
03/15/00: Don't miss our new gallery featuring more than eighty pictures of East Los Angeles
03/10/00: Four new movies added: Dazza in San Diego last year, a view from the '99 South Gate show, and two shots from San Bernardino 2000. East Side 18th Street added to Placas.
03/05/00: Two new poems added
03/04/00: Clika Los Primos added to Placas
03/03/00: Travel south to Orange County and visit Mission San Juan Capistrano in Viajes
03/01/00: Five videos added to Movies section! The classic Heavenly Hispanics movie returns from the vaults -- along with four new movies from Highland Park '99 and San Bernardino '00.
02/20/00: New movie of model Laurie O'Neil at South Gate '99
02/15/00: Two movies added featuring models from South Gate '99 and San Bernardino 2000
02/14/00: Second Slideshow featuring the best images from the South Gate '99 show added.
02/13/00: Check out our new Slideshow featuring pics from South Gate '99
02/09/00: New car show pics from the LRM San Bernardino show posted
02/07/00: Four poems by Ryan Calle added to Guest Galleries
02/05/00: Link to article titled "The International Dimensions of the Zoot Suit Riots" added to Sleepy Lagoon Murder Mystery page in History section.
02/04/00: New poems & arte by Babydoll and Desiree added to Guest Galleries
01/31/00: Second VNE gallery added to Placas
01/29/00: 100 pictures of Boyle Heights, East Los Angeles, added to Varrios. New pages added to Placa Archive: 27th St., 38th St., KAM, Hicks, Gage Maravilla, Juarez Maravilla, Li'l East Side and a third White Fence gallery. Views from Mulholland Drive added to City Sights and pictures of the Moreno Valley added to Viajes.
01/24/00: New arte by Jose Guzman and restored photos by Juan D. Quizphe added to Guest Galleries
01/21/00: Visit the new Sleepy Lagoon Store. This is just a test run so let us know what you think. We hope to feature material related to the history of Los Angeles.
01/20/00: Clanton, 38th Street, and a second Frog Town gallery added to Placas. Poems by Homegirl and Desiree added to Guest Galleries.
01/19/00: Beaches added to Places. Restored Vegas Boxing added to Trips.
01/18/00: Two new movies -- Dazza Autograph and Kick Back
01/17/00: Completely new galleries include Oregon and Yuma in Viajes, and Toonerville in Placas. New pictures have been added to the San Diego Bajito Show gallery.
01/17/00: The NEW Sleepy Lagoon was launched on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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We have received so many poems recently that we have had trouble finding enough time to post them. To everyone who sent in poems, they will be posted but it will take some time. Thank you for your patience and generosity.
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A Brief History of Sleepy Lagoon
04/98: The Hacienda launched
08/98: The Hacienda is featured in the Cameron Diaz issue of Details Magazine
09/19/98: 10,000th visitor
09/25/98: Second guest book opened
11/26/98: The Hacienda is remodelled and renamed Sleepy Lagoon with new URL
12/15/98: 20,000th visitor
01/24/99: First poemas and arte by Desiree and Angel
02/06/99: Third guest book opened
02/24/99: 30,000th visitor
07/10/99: Fourth guest book opened
01/17/00: Major site renovation -- new menus and graphics
02/00: Fifth guest book opened
02/24/00: 100,000th visitor
05/27/00: Sixth guest book opened
10/01/00: Seventh guest book opened