As it is probably common knowledge in Echo Park that this vacant Pioneer Chicken location on Echo Park Avenue is becoming a Little Ceasars as we speak. I walk by this sign every day, and in some nerdy and random way, I will miss this sign if the new owners tear it down. To the future…
The Greater Echo Park Elysian Neighborhood Action Coalition is proud to announce that 20 of the 20 candidates that were members of the coalition were elected by the neighborhood. The election took place on Saturday, March 20th as part of the Region F sets of neighborhood council elections conducted by the City Clerk.
The “unofficial” results are as follows:
President (Vote For 1)
Lester Quijano: 55
Jaime C. Salazar: 61
José Sigala: 190
Write-In: 5
First Vice President (Vote For 1)
Francisco Torrero: 201
Write-In: 8
Here is a little helpful information for any residents looking for a cell phone carrier or thinking about switching. CNET has launched a beta version of a program to compare cell phone coverage in specific areas. The info was collected using real consumer model wireless handsets in the field. The information was geo-tagged and sent to special servers for analysis. (Keep in mind service is subject to change). You can also compare data coverage and see a map depicting dead zones. When I typed 90026 into the zip code field it came up with the following results for signal strength.
The Park Restaurant is a favorite of mine and I usually make it there at least once a week. Everything I’ve had is delicious and you can’t ask for better and/or friendlier service. Here’s a beautiful example of their Fried Egg Sandwich, yum. Pair it with a Hitachino White Ale and you’ll in wake up late and make the best of the rest of your weekend heaven.
My only comment/suggestion for The Park is this: Bring back the Country Fried Portabello! I had this for brunch last year, around August… WOW. It’s so good, you don’t have to be a vegan or veggie to appreciate it. But for those of you who are, it will take care of any cravings you have for this normally meaty style meal.
The Park Restaurant is located at 1400 Sunset Boulevard, (213) 482-9209
Sunday is family day at the Lake and it’s no different in the bird world. Being a night owl and working days, weekends are the only times I get the chance to stop by the Lake and take in all that’s going on. But what I’ve been hearing from those who have the determination to make it down there for early a.m. walks is that there are some sights to been seen… these are the hours that the birds run the lake.
This week we would like to welcome Dale Dreiling as Echo Park Now’s first guest blogger. I couldn’t say it better myself so I shall quote from Dale’s website. Dale “is a visual artist whose life and work reflect the unique spirit of the coastal west. Raised in Ventura, California, he received a BFA in painting from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2001. His work has been exhibited in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Detroit, Portland, Seattle, Oakland & Nakano, Japan. He has designed & illustrated for Converse, Urban Outfitters, Upper Playground, LA Record, HIT+RUN, FunNotFame, Saiko Headwear, Bee House Records & the LA Beat Swap Meet.” Dale is also a resident of Echo Park so we have asked him to come on board this week to share some musings on the neighborhood. He has his own blog here where you can learn more about his art and his life. You can see some of Dale’s paintings at Chango coffee shop through April 4th. Chango is located at 1559 Echo Park Ave.
This Monday we are featuring delicious pizza at Two Boots at 1818 W. Sunset Blvd.
Two Boots offers free delivery, but there is a $15.00 minimum.
See PDF version here.
Click the read more link below to see the menu. Menus and restaurant details are subject to change after post date.
HOURS:
Monday: 5:00 pm – 12:00 am
Tuesday: 5:00 pm – 12:00 am
Wednesday: 5:00 pm – 12:00 am
Thursday: 5:00 pm – 12:00 am
Friday: 12:00 pm – 2:00 am
Saturday: 12:00 pm – 2:00 am
Sunday: 12:00 pm – 12:00 am
We had posted last week about the Echo Park Advisory Board Meeting that was supposed to take place on Monday, March 15, but “due to a typo on the posted agendas,” the meeting was canceled. The next meeting information is as follows:
Echo Park Advisory Board Meeting: Monday, March 22, 2010 at 7:00 pm
Echo Park Recreation Center 1632 Bellevue Avenue
The Echo Park Advisory Board is currently recruiting from new Board Members. If you are interested, please contact Cassandra at cassandra.bruno@lacity.org
Here is the agenda if you are interested in attending Monday’s meeting:
Get your 20% off all merchandise at Warwick vintage store tonight, March 21, from 8:00 pm – 1:00 am.
From Warwick:
Its heating up in LA so what better way to celebrate Spring then with a lil’ somethin’ somethin’ from Warwick! Everything in the shop will be 20% off this weekend…INCLUDING Warwick’s new Spring collection! We will also be featuring a $5 and $10 promotional rack.
We’ve loved everything we’ve gotten from the vintage store, located at 1461 1/2 West Sunset Blvd.
Aquarium Drunkard is teaming up with Spaceland Productions to present WAVED OUT: an all ages, two-room festival at The Echo and Echoplex on Saturday, March 27th.
The first of more to come, WAVED OUT will showcase the best of new music with performances by:
Surfer Blood
Best Coast
Turbofruits
Active Child
The Coathangers
Dirt Dress
Gamble House
The Po Po
and more to be announced.
Plus, KXLU, Origami Vinyl, Hit & Run, and Ice Cream Man will be on site with popcorn, ice cream, cotton candy and pinball.
Echoplex is located at 1154 Glendale Blvd. Doors open at 3:30 pm
Click here to purchase tickets ($10 each, all ages).
The Greater Echo Park Elysian Neighborhood Council (GEPENC) Elections are tomorrow – Saturday, March 20, 2010.
You can vote at the Central City Action Committee at 534 E. Edgeware Road from 2:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Here’s a run-down of the candidates:
Chief Information Officer: Lisa D. Baca, Mo Najand
President: Lester Quijano, Jaime C. Salazar, José Sigala
First Vice President: Francisco Torrero
Treasurer: Gustavo Moreno
District 1 Representatives: Dinora E. Ventura, Efren Mojarro Jr.
District 2 Representatives: Agustin Cebada, James D. Lopez, Nora Elieth Sanchez, Justin G. Mcinteer, Jeremy R. Mann, Cheryl L. Ortega
District 3 Representatives: Juan Godinez, Connie M. Acosta
District 4 Representatives: Leonel A. Ledezma, Yolande Beckles, Stephen H. Stickler
District 5 Representatives: Jeffrey G. Kontorovsky, David Lugo, David “Rockello” Rosen, Phyllis M. Daugherty, Erlinda L. Sorati, Jorge L. Prado, Patricia R. Mendoza
For those of you who are interested in learning a little bit about Echo Park’s history, the Echo Park Film Center will be presenting Hooray for Edendale! this Saturday, March 20 at 8:00 pm. The film is a documentary that tells the story of Echo Park at the beginning of the 20th century and the film studios that helped to create Los Angeles’s film industry.
A celebration of the birth and early growth of the movie industry in Los Angeles that happened right here in our neighborhood! Award-winning film editor, writer and film industry historian Robert S. Birchard presents over 100 images and some early films exploring the Selig, Keystone/Bison, Pathe, Mixville and Norbig studios that constituted L.A.’s first “Studio Row” in the 1910’s.
The screening is FREE and open to everyone. The Echo Park Film Center is located at 1200 N. Alvarado St.
Where we’re going, we don’t need roads…
As part of Obscura Day (a day of exploring hidden places in cities across the world), The Time Travel Mart will be hosting a tour of several of Los Angeles’ more obscure and hidden locations. The bus takes off from the Time Travel Mart (1714 W. Sunset) this Saturday, March 20 promptly at noon. Tickets are $30 (you pay when you get there), and a bagged lunch will be included.
More juicy details:
The Echo Park Time Travel Mart and Atlas Obscura are teaming up to lead a special bus tour of some of Los Angeles’ most time-specific places. We will travel back to the days of cane sugar sodas, panoramic paintings, and whimsical marionette performances.
John Nese, soda afficionado and owner of Galco’s Soda Pop Stop, will share some of his favorite bubbly beverages of yesteryear. Box lunches will be provided at Griffith Park’s Old Zoo, where we will picnic among the spirits of the apes and climb into abandoned animal cages from the 1930s.
Travel from one extreme locale to another at the Velaslavasay Panorama, where we will trek into a 360-degree display of the arctic north and explore a carnivorous plant garden. Finally, witness a puppetry performance and backroom tour of Bob Baker’s Marionette Theater, the longest-running of its kind in North America.
Go here for more info and to reserve your spot!
It might be a Wednesday night, but that shouldn’t keep you from gettin’ your green on for Saint Patrick’s Day in Echo Park. Here’s your Saint Patty’s Day guide for Wednesday, March 17:
Don’t expect to go anywhere this Sunday morning, as Echo Park is going to be the starting point for the Los Angeles Marathon. Aside from the actual marathon on Sunday, Dodger’s Stadium will be hosting the Los Angeles Marathon Expo on Friday, March 19th (from 11:00 am to 8:00 pm) which all of those thousands of marathon runners will have to visit in order to pick up their numbers and swag. Saturday, March 20th is the second day of the expo as well as the Los Angeles 5K.
The Los Angeles Marathon will begin at 7:24 am on Sunday, March 21st. Road closures will begin at 5:00 am and go until 10:00 am. It looks like the route goes down Elysian Park then heads east on Sunset before curving around and going back up Temple and Bellevue to Glendale. The route then runs up Glendale and past the lake before hitting Sunset again and going west.
View 2010 LA Marathon Course in a larger map
Regarding parking for the event, the Manager of Neighborhood Relations for the Dodgers says that “all-day parking is not allowed on the Stadium and all participants are being discouraged from parking in the immediate community. Additionally, the Department of Transportation will be posting signs prohibiting event parking around the Stadium.” Let’s just hope the runners take advantage of the shuttle bringing them to Dodger’s Stadium from Santa Monica.
It sounds like I’m complaining about this, doesn’t it? As if I’m ever out of bed before 10:00 am on a Sunday anyway. But honestly, good luck to all the runners! It’s gonna be painful, but you can do it! As for the rest of us? If you’re willing to wade through a sea of people, you could totally walk into the expo on Friday and Saturday and score some free PowerBars, water bottles, t-shirts and bananas.
