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Avenues of Neighborhood
This newsletter has already highlighted the most dramatic changes name from Echo Park’s past: Sunset Boulevard was previously known as Reservoir Street, while Glendale served as Lake Shore Boulevard south…
Echo Park Lake : The First Quarter Century
Echo Park did not start out as a man-made lake. Instead, its earliest use by the city was as a reservoir, storing water in a section sometimes known as the…
The Bohemian Havens of Elysian Heights
A home designed and built the late architectural photographer Maynard L. Parker will be one of the featured properties at this year’s Historic Echo Park Home Tour on Sunday, Nov….
Echo Park Avenue
On Echo Park Avenue is a mural Aaron Donovan painted in homage to a man across the street who has bunnies, chickens and a pony—and at one time, a cow—in…
Skylight Books
Skylight books is one of the premier independent bookstores in Los Angeles. A member of the American Booksellers Association and Southern California Booksellers Association, Skylight is locally-owned by a small…
FESTIVAL UPDATE
This year’s Echo Park Artists Festival–which will take place on Saturday, Oct. 10– will expand its offerings to include dance and spoken word performances. Local writers SteveAbee and GordonHenderson are…
San Francisco’s Bernal Heights neighborhood
The New York Post describes San Francisco’s Bernal Heights neighborhood as a cross between Echo Park and Brooklyn’s Park Slope while Hipsters Send Times Into Tizzies, and Gary Leonard loses…