They’ve set to date! The Echo Park Historical Society is about to produce its first-ever EPHS 2003 Historic Home Tour, scheduled to take place one day only, on Sunday, November 9 from 11 am to 4 pm
Titled “Restored, Remodeled and remade,” the Historic Echo Park Home Tour will feature homes in and around Echo Park in a variety of styles – transitional Victorian, Craftsman bungalows, Spanish 20s, mid-century cottage – in settings that range from humble street corners to hillside views.
The EPHS developed the tour as a way to promote our neighborhood’s efforts at preservation and restoration, homes that have retained their original character or were changed in ways that are faithful to their past.
One home on the tour will feature a rebuilt fireplace, while others have restored windows, doors and built-ins. Hopefully, the tour will have something to inspire everyone and raise money for the EPHS at the same time!
Because the homes are in Echo Park, none are grand mansions. Instead, they will represent the more modest dwellings that dot our neighborhood’s streets and avenues. The majority are no larger than two bedrooms in size, yet all possess interesting, original qualities.
To mount a successful tour, the EPHS will need docents, ticket sellers, event organizers and other volunteers. Help make their home tour a hit!
The staging area will be Barlow Hospital, 2000 Stadium Way, where tour maps will be available for participants. Tickets will be $ 12 in advance, or $ 15 on the day of the event.
See the handy insert in this edition of the newsletter EPHS to purchase advance tickets. For more information, you may also call (213) 482-4458 or leave a message at (323) 860-8874.
