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The Eastsider LA is reporting that Rampart Division police officers showed up at the Echo Park Lake swap meet today to “warn and educate the vendors about the law,” Sgt. Joel Miller told the Eastsider. Several vendors were also cited for “soliciting on city property.” We have written extensively about this issue before, covering the […]
Some Echo Park residents have noticed this as recently as the Lotus Festival: It appears the Lady of the Lake statue at Echo Park Lake is missing a few digits. The fingers of both hands have fallen off the 76-year-old statue (or perhaps broken off by vandals), which has been repaired as recently as May […]
A meeting on the Echo Park Lake Rehabilitation Project has been scheduled for Wednesday, August 4 at 6:30 pm at Barlow Hospital. Pollution and much-needed updates to the filtration systems are behind the Prop O funded rehab project, which is scheduled for next year – the lake will be gated up in January 2011 in […]
Echo Park Lake began its life as Los Angeles Reservoir No. 4. It was built in 1868 by a private company called The Los Angeles Canal and Reservoir Company. Water flowed to the reservoir from the L.A. River in Los Feliz. Legend has it that the name Echo Park comes from the fact that the […]
A new round of discussions about the swap meet at the Echo Park lake is taking place on the Echo Elysian Neighborhood Council Forum, starting with a resident who drove by the Park at nearly 2:00 am last Saturday night and noticed the “whole north end of the park was already ringed with blankets.” After […]
Throughout this week, Echo Park Lake is amongst other Southern California and Eastern Sierra waters to be stocked with rainbow trout by the Department of Fish and Game. Rainbow trout is generally stocked during the cooler months of winter through late spring, while catfish are stocked during the summer, and will join other fish like […]
The Echo Park Historical Society is hosting its Echo Park Lake Walking Tour tomorrow, Saturday, April 24 at 10:00 am. According to the EPHS website, the tour will include “some of the neighborhood’s most prominent landmarks, such as Jensen’s Recreation Center, Angelus Temple and, of course, the lake. The tour takes about two hours to […]
In the past month or so, we have received letters from residents commenting on the weekend swap meet surrounding the Echo Park Lake. Other community blogs have highlighted similar complaints and comments about the legality (or illegality) of the swap meets. We thought we’d take this opportunity to break down some of the issues that […]
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 […]
Echo Park Lake Rehabilitation Project Community Workshop Tuesday, March 16, 2010 6:30 – 8:30 pm at the Logan Elementary School Auditorium (1711 Montana St.) The image above is taken from the EP Lake Rehab Project invitation PDF. To download the entire PDF, click here. The City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works invites you […]
From the organizers: Galerie Lakaye and Living Art Los Angeles, a local non-profit organization, are organizing Haitian Relief LA, a fundraiser to take place on Sunday, February 14 (Valentine’s Day) at Echo Park Lake–a benefit concert/day of music and art for Haiti disaster relief. The event will include musical, dance and spoken word performances by […]
Click here to check out Dave Boehne from Infinity Surfboards stand up paddling down the LA river and in Echo Park Lake.
For the first time since its start in Los Angeles four years ago, CicLAvia (a free, open streets event in which streets are closed in favor of bicycles and pedestrians) will be coming to Echo Park this Sunday. The No Parking signs are already posted for the street closures along Glendale Boulevard and Bellevue, just […]
Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell presents: “Councilmember in your corner – Echo Park” Join business and community leaders, meet with neighbors and learn about city services. Councilmember O’Farrell and will also walk the neighborhood, going door-to-door to speak with residents about important city services. Saturday, April 26, 2014 from 9:30am-Noon Echo Park Lake (Glendale Boulevard & Park […]
Big smile in a fierce camo green polo – m4m – 25 (Echo Park Lake) – September 23 This is so embarrassing, I really should have approached you. I feel like such a coward. But yesterday around 5 I was strolling around the lake, half-heartedly walking my dog, Mr. Buttersworth. You are white, tall, and […]
