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Last Saturday I managed to finally change out of my PJs in the afternoon and join fellow stair geeks, Echo Park area residents, and author of “Secret Stairs,” Charles Fleming, for an afternoon of exploring a few of Echo Park’s hidden stairways. My fascination with these stairways has slowly grown over the past few months, […]
This first Echo Park video to cure your Sunday blues (another week starts tomorrow… sigh) comes from Pamela Wilson of L.A. Unleashed on the LA Times website. A backyard hummingbird, which you’d normally see vigorously flying around, chilled out long enough for her to snap some video: “For more than 7 minutes, I videotaped the […]
With all the hoopla surrounding Barlow Hospital these days, we thought we’d cover some of its 100-year-old history. Barlow Hospital was founded in 1902 by Walter Jarvis Barlow. Born in Ossining, New York, Walter traveled to Los Angeles in 1897 seeking a dry, sunny climate after contracting tuberculosis. Though his was caught early and thus […]
Earlier this week, Angelenos celebrated Dia de los Muertos. This Echo Park home is elaborately decorated for the holiday this year.
This isn’t exactly in Echo Park, but our soon-to-be neighbor and vegan Tony Yanow (who is opening up Mohawk Brasserie restaurant in the old Ramona Theater here in Echo Park) has teamed up with vegan blogger Quarry Girl to hold the Vegan Beer Fest at the Roxy tomorrow, Saturday, November 6. I have a lot […]
Our friends at the LA History Twitter page have reminded us that today is November 4! What the heck does that mean, you ask? You guessed it: Oil! Or maybe you didn’t. It’s kind of a weird part of LA History to embrace, but, as we wrote about recently, the very first oil well was […]
This is a book that’s on our holiday wish list this year – Charles Fleming‘s Secret Stairs: A Walking Guide to the Historic Staircases of Los Angeles, published in April this year. And, you guessed it, Echo Park is among the guide’s hidden stairways, and include an Echo Park Lake Victorians walk, Laveta Terrace (one […]
There will be wine!
For our readers: We recently added an “Opinions” category to the website as a way to separate out our posts from our more, well, opinionated articles. This would be one of those… Wednesdays are rough days for me. They are not nearly close enough to Fridays, and the heavy workloads usually make me want to […]
It’s lunchtime, and LAist reminds us that today is National Sandwich Day. We have some faves around Echo Park we thought we’d share with you, and don’t forget to share yours by commenting on this article! Delilah’s Bakery turkey sandwich is probably the best of its kind around. Extreeeemely fresh bread, real turkey (yes, real! […]
The LA Times online included the Echo Park Pool polling place in today’s article, “Eight fascinating California polling places.” Other strange polling places in the article include a McDonalds, a car dealership, and a very cluttered Silver Lake furniture store. Last night we went to the Echo Park Senior Housing facility on Morton – where […]
Buy your tickets for the Echo Park Historical Society Home Tour, Eco Echo Park yet? Here’s some recent coverage from KTLA: You might want to do it soon – you save $5 on tickets if you purchase them before November 14!
Both the Echo Park and Edendale Libraries have some FREE special programs for kids, teens, and even some for adults all fall. Here are the November events for both libraries: For Kids Popcorn Pals: Enjoy a children’s movie with other kids and a bag of popcorn. Ending time is approximate. Tuesday, November 16 at 3:30 […]
Concerned with the development in Echo Park? Remember the 4-story complex on Echo Park Avenue and Avalon? Fighting the 64-unit development on Sunset at Elsinore? This one might make those look like small potatoes. On Wednesday, November 3, the Greater Echo Park Elysian Neighborhood Council Planning, Public Works, Parks and Land Use Committee will hold […]
For the week of Monday, November 1 through Sunday, November 7 Monday The Apples in Stereo, Fol Chen @ Echoplex Monday Night Residency: The Black Apples @ Echo Tuesday Stew And The Negro Problem @ Echoplex The Lonely Wild, The Honey Trees, Wild Feathers, Auditorium @ Bootleg Theater Wednesday Dub Club @ Echoplex & Echo […]
