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View ArticleHISTORIC ECHO PARK GUIDE
An urban oasis: Echo Lake Park is a true symbol Angelino. His image has been captured in photographs, films, murals and even promotional postcards that were sent from one side... Read more »
View ArticlePrehistory Argentina
As the settlement Stone Museum located about 250 km from Pico Truncado in the province of Santa Cruz, shows, it seems that the first Argentines were living there 13,000 years... Read more »
View Articlewalking tours in Los Angeles
Yesterday from my office downtown I witnessed a seemingly instantaneous thick black column of smoke rise from the hills of Echo Park. That smoke was the now destroyed home of... Read more »
View ArticleChavez Ravine: A Los Angeles Story
Now we are really back… Premiering on PBS June 8th, Chavez Ravine: A Los Angeles Story reveals the saga of the lost communities of La Loma, Palo Verde and Bishop,... Read more »
View ArticleLiving Inside a Mystery
Living Inside a Mystery-Intrigued by clues their older homes reveal, owners turn to sleuthing features the home of Mathew Debois, President of the Greater Echo Park Elysian Neighborhood Council.
View ArticleEl Santo Nino Chapel
Whatever happen to…El Santo Nino Chapel at 1034 Effie Street; find out in The Tidings the weekly newspaper of the Los Angeles Archdiocese. NPR’s Day to Day visited Echo Park... Read more »
View ArticleA Brief History of Echo Park
Echo Park and its lake have always been a touchstone for the community that grew up around it. Initially, the area we now know as the park was a natural... Read more »
View ArticleEcho Park Historical Society
The Echo Park Historical Society was founded in the Fall of 1995 to promote interest in Echo Park’s heritage, to preserve and protect natural sites and buildings of historic significance... Read more »
View ArticleEcho Park History Day
Come learn about our neighborhood’s heritage on Saturday, Nov. 6! That’s when the EPHS will hold the third Echo Park History Day, an all-day event celebrating our neighborhood’s past with... Read more »
View ArticleA Brief History of Echo Park
Echo Park and its lake have always been a touchstone for the community that grew up around it. Initially, the area we now know as the park was a natural... Read more »
View ArticleEcho Park Historical Society
The Echo Park Historical Society was founded in the Fall of 1995 to promote interest in Echo Park?s heritage, to preserve and protect natural sites and buildings of historic significance... Read more »
View ArticleGuayaquil Historical Park
This bustling port waiting for you with open arms generous, as his people. Good music, food and entertainment in the hottest natural sites. Guayaquil, the largest city in Ecuador, business... Read more »
View ArticleFranklin Hills area of Los Angeles
FRANKLIN HILLS is a lovely, historic neighborhood in the midst of the bustling metropolis of Los Angeles. The distinctive Shakespeare Bridge, completed in 1926, led the way for development of... Read...
View ArticleHistory of Echo Park
Echo Park was the original center of the film industry in Los Angeles, before the studios moved to Hollywood just before World War I. Mack Sennett’s studio was located in... Read more »
View ArticleEcho Valley History
From humble beginnings the Echo Valley Ski Area and Lake Chelan Ski Club have maintained operations for over 50 years. The ski area and club are a unique accomplishment created... Read more »
View ArticleThe History of the Echo Park Chamber of Commerce
1961 was a hopeful year. The conformist fifties were over. A vibrant, youthful John F. Kennedy had just been inaugurated as the 35th President of the United States. Disneyland had... Read more »
View ArticleA Short History of the Friends of Bon Echo Park
The Friends of Bon Echo Park celebrate their 20th anniversary in 2008. Incorporated in 1988, the Friends have made a significant impact through their long term commitment to preserving the... Read more »
View ArticleA Brief History of Echo Park
Annalisa Magnusson Echo Park and its lake have always been a touchstone for the community that grew up around it. Initially, the area we now know as the park was... Read more »
View ArticleSociety of Echo Park Historical
The Echo Park Historical Society was founded in the Fall of 1995 to promote interest in Echo Park’s heritage, to preserve and protect natural sites and buildings of historic significance... Read more »
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