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ABOUT SILVERLAKE, ECHO PARK
Silver Lake is a district east of Hollywood in the city of Los Angeles, California. Silver Lake is inhabited by a wide variety of ethnicities and socioeconomic groups, but it is best known as an eclectic gathering of hipsters, the creative class and a noticeable presence of LGBT people. Silver Lake is known for its bohemian vibe, mix of class levels, and neighborhood feel.
Silver Lake contains some of the most famous modernist architecture in the US. Architect Richard Neutra, designer of many homes in the area, built his own home on Silver Lake Boulevard. The house still exists, and is visited by architecture fans and students. Neutra's offices were nearby on Glendale Boulevard. The building signage bears the name of his firm.
Silver Lake is divided between the Zip Codes of 90039 and 90026, with part of Sunset Junction in 90029 and with parts of Hyperion and Fountain Avenues in 90027.
Silver Lake has a fair share of businesses, but is better known for its residential areas. It has a wide variation in ethnicities and subcultures, including a large gay population. After the two zip codes in the West Hollywood area, 90046 and 90069, Silver Lake's 90026 zip code has the highest number of same-sex couples in the Los Angeles metro area.[1]
Silver Lake is bordered by Echo Park to the east and southeast, Atwater Village to the north, Historic Filipinotown to the south, Virgil Village to the south-west, East Hollywood to the west and Los Feliz to the northwest.
Originally called "Ivanhoe," the neighborhood was named after the man-made reservoir which lies at its center. The reservoir was named "Ivanhoe" after the 1819 Sir Walter Scott novel, Ivanhoe. One story about the name attributes it to land speculator and Gabrieliño Indians advocate Hugo Reid.[3] Many of the streets in Silver Lake are named for characters in Ivanhoe, including Rowena and Herkimer, or have British names such as St. George.
The reservoir is divided into upper and lower sections. The upper section retains the name Ivanhoe, while the lower section alone is properly known as Silver Lake. "Silver Lake" was named in 1906 not for its color, but after Herman Silver (1830-1913), a member of Los Angeles’ first Board of Water Commissioners. The reservoir is operated by the City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP). Currently it provides water to communities in South Los Angeles but is in the process of being decommissioned along with Elysian reservoir after unusually high levels of bromate were discovered in both during October 2007.[4] Silver Lake's water resources will be replaced by an underground reservoir in Griffith Park, while the existing lake will be converted to recreational use. The transition is underway with a walking/running track being completed around the perimeter and a dog park and a nursery school on the East side of the lake.
Echo Park is a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California.
Local attractions include the eponymous Echo Park, and its small lake which at one time was said to contain the largest planting of lotuses outside Asia.
There is also a Cuban festival held on the birthday of Cuban poet and patriot José Martí, who has a statue in the park.
Bordering the park are the cathedral of the Episcopalian diocese of Los Angeles and the famous Angelus Temple, a large Foursquare Gospel church built by Canadian-born Pentecostal evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson in 1923.
The first totally enclosed film stage and studio in history , Keystone Studios, built by Mack Sennett in 1912 at 1712 Glendale Blvd in the Edendale quarter of Echo Park, still exists in all its structural entirety, though now passes time as a public storage facility. Some of the studio's original auxiliary buildings are also still standing ( with modified facades) on both sides of Glendale Blvd. An obelisk monument and bronze plaque commemorating Sennett's studio was located for many years in the patio area behind one of the Bert-Co Paper Company's buildings on 1855 Glendale Boulevard, but was demolished, along with the Bert-Co plant, in September 2007 and the plaque stolen by vandals.
According to the Echo Park Historical Society (EPHS) There are no official boundaries for LA's Echo Park neighborhood. It is documented that the southern part of Echo Park was separated from its northern section by the construction of the 101 freeway in the 1950s. Also, the 2 Freeway cut off a large western section of the neighborhood on its most northern part. History proves, however, that there are some general boundaries:
Western Boundary: Benton Way or Waterloo Street. - Glendale Blvd. - Allesandro St.
Northern Boundary: Riverside Drive
Eastern Boundary: Border with Elysian Park (north of Sunset Blvd) Harbor Freeway (south of Sunset Blvd.)
Southern Boundary: Beverly Boulevard
Silver Lake contains some of the most famous modernist architecture in the US. Architect Richard Neutra, designer of many homes in the area, built his own home on Silver Lake Boulevard. The house still exists, and is visited by architecture fans and students. Neutra's offices were nearby on Glendale Boulevard. The building signage bears the name of his firm.
Silver Lake is divided between the Zip Codes of 90039 and 90026, with part of Sunset Junction in 90029 and with parts of Hyperion and Fountain Avenues in 90027.
Silver Lake has a fair share of businesses, but is better known for its residential areas. It has a wide variation in ethnicities and subcultures, including a large gay population. After the two zip codes in the West Hollywood area, 90046 and 90069, Silver Lake's 90026 zip code has the highest number of same-sex couples in the Los Angeles metro area.[1]
Silver Lake is bordered by Echo Park to the east and southeast, Atwater Village to the north, Historic Filipinotown to the south, Virgil Village to the south-west, East Hollywood to the west and Los Feliz to the northwest.
Originally called "Ivanhoe," the neighborhood was named after the man-made reservoir which lies at its center. The reservoir was named "Ivanhoe" after the 1819 Sir Walter Scott novel, Ivanhoe. One story about the name attributes it to land speculator and Gabrieliño Indians advocate Hugo Reid.[3] Many of the streets in Silver Lake are named for characters in Ivanhoe, including Rowena and Herkimer, or have British names such as St. George.
The reservoir is divided into upper and lower sections. The upper section retains the name Ivanhoe, while the lower section alone is properly known as Silver Lake. "Silver Lake" was named in 1906 not for its color, but after Herman Silver (1830-1913), a member of Los Angeles’ first Board of Water Commissioners. The reservoir is operated by the City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP). Currently it provides water to communities in South Los Angeles but is in the process of being decommissioned along with Elysian reservoir after unusually high levels of bromate were discovered in both during October 2007.[4] Silver Lake's water resources will be replaced by an underground reservoir in Griffith Park, while the existing lake will be converted to recreational use. The transition is underway with a walking/running track being completed around the perimeter and a dog park and a nursery school on the East side of the lake.
Echo Park is a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California.
Local attractions include the eponymous Echo Park, and its small lake which at one time was said to contain the largest planting of lotuses outside Asia.
There is also a Cuban festival held on the birthday of Cuban poet and patriot José Martí, who has a statue in the park.
Bordering the park are the cathedral of the Episcopalian diocese of Los Angeles and the famous Angelus Temple, a large Foursquare Gospel church built by Canadian-born Pentecostal evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson in 1923.
The first totally enclosed film stage and studio in history , Keystone Studios, built by Mack Sennett in 1912 at 1712 Glendale Blvd in the Edendale quarter of Echo Park, still exists in all its structural entirety, though now passes time as a public storage facility. Some of the studio's original auxiliary buildings are also still standing ( with modified facades) on both sides of Glendale Blvd. An obelisk monument and bronze plaque commemorating Sennett's studio was located for many years in the patio area behind one of the Bert-Co Paper Company's buildings on 1855 Glendale Boulevard, but was demolished, along with the Bert-Co plant, in September 2007 and the plaque stolen by vandals.
According to the Echo Park Historical Society (EPHS) There are no official boundaries for LA's Echo Park neighborhood. It is documented that the southern part of Echo Park was separated from its northern section by the construction of the 101 freeway in the 1950s. Also, the 2 Freeway cut off a large western section of the neighborhood on its most northern part. History proves, however, that there are some general boundaries:
Western Boundary: Benton Way or Waterloo Street. - Glendale Blvd. - Allesandro St.
Northern Boundary: Riverside Drive
Eastern Boundary: Border with Elysian Park (north of Sunset Blvd) Harbor Freeway (south of Sunset Blvd.)
Southern Boundary: Beverly Boulevard
Source: Wikipedia.org. More Information at:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Lake,_Los_Angeles,_California
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echo_Park,_Los_Angeles,_California
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Silver Lake contains some of the most famous modernist architecture in the US. Architect Richard Neutra, designer of many homes in the area, built his own home on Silver Lake Boulevard. The house still exists, and is visited by architecture fans and students. Neutra's offices were nearby on Glendale Boulevard. The building signage bears the name of his firm. Silver Lake is divided between the Zip Codes of 90039 and 90026, with part of Sunset Junction in 90029 and with parts of Hyperion and Fountain Avenues in 90027. Silver Lake has a fair share of businesses, but is better known for its residential areas. It has a wide variation in ethnicities and subcultures, including a large gay population. After the two zip codes in the West Hollywood area, 90046 and 90069, Silver Lake's 90026 zip code has the highest number of same-sex couples in the Los Angeles metro area.[1] Silver Lake is bordered by Echo Park to the east and southeast, Atwater Village to the north, Historic Filipinotown to the south, Virgil Village to the south-west, East Hollywood to the west and Los Feliz to the northwest. Originally called "Ivanhoe," the neighborhood was named after the man-made reservoir which lies at its center. The reservoir was named "Ivanhoe" after the 1819 Sir Walter Scott novel, Ivanhoe. One story about the name attributes it to land speculator and Gabrieliño Indians advocate Hugo Reid.[3] Many of the streets in Silver Lake are named for characters in Ivanhoe, including Rowena and Herkimer, or have British names such as St. George. The reservoir is divided into upper and lower sections. The upper section retains the name Ivanhoe, while the lower section alone is properly known as Silver Lake. "Silver Lake" was named in 1906 not for its color, but after Herman Silver (1830-1913), a member of Los Angeles’ first Board of Water Commissioners. The reservoir is operated by the City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP). Currently it provides water to communities in South Los Angeles but is in the process of being decommissioned along with Elysian reservoir after unusually high levels of bromate were discovered in both during October 2007.[4] Silver Lake's water resources will be replaced by an underground reservoir in Griffith Park, while the existing lake will be converted to recreational use. The transition is underway with a walking/running track being completed around the perimeter and a dog park and a nursery school on the East side of the lake. Echo Park is a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California. Local attractions include the eponymous Echo Park, and its small lake which at one time was said to contain the largest planting of lotuses outside Asia. There is also a Cuban festival held on the birthday of Cuban poet and patriot José Martí, who has a statue in the park. Bordering the park are the cathedral of the Episcopalian diocese of Los Angeles and the famous Angelus Temple, a large Foursquare Gospel church built by Canadian-born Pentecostal evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson in 1923. The first totally enclosed film stage and studio in history , Keystone Studios, built by Mack Sennett in 1912 at 1712 Glendale Blvd in the Edendale quarter of Echo Park, still exists in all its structural entirety, though now passes time as a public storage facility. Some of the studio's original auxiliary buildings are also still standing ( with modified facades) on both sides of Glendale Blvd. An obelisk monument and bronze plaque commemorating Sennett's studio was located for many years in the patio area behind one of the Bert-Co Paper Company's buildings on 1855 Glendale Boulevard, but was demolished, along with the Bert-Co plant, in September 2007 and the plaque stolen by vandals. According to the Echo Park Historical Society (EPHS) There are no official boundaries for LA's Echo Park neighborhood. It is documented that the southern part of Echo Park was separated from its northern section by the construction of the 101 freeway in the 1950s. Also, the 2 Freeway cut off a large western section of the neighborhood on its most northern part. History proves, however, that there are some general boundaries: Western Boundary: Benton Way or Waterloo Street. - Glendale Blvd. - Allesandro St. Northern Boundary: Riverside Drive Eastern Boundary: Border with Elysian Park (north of Sunset Blvd) Harbor Freeway (south of Sunset Blvd.) Southern Boundary: Beverly Boulevard
Source: Wikipedia.org. More Information at:
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