Join us for Echo Park Lake Walking Tours during the Lotus Festival, Saturday, July 14 and Sunday, July 15 at Echo Park Lake. Walking tours are scheduled for 1 pm on Saturday, July 14 and Sunday, July 15. Sponsored by the Echo Park Historical Society, the tour includes a discussion of the origins of Echo […]
Join us for Echo Park Lake Walking Tours during the Lotus Festival, Saturday, July 14 and Sunday, July 15 at Echo Park Lake. Walking tours are scheduled for 1 pm on Saturday, July 14 and Sunday, July 15. Sponsored by the Echo Park Historical Society, the tour includes a discussion of the origins of Echo […]
The Lotus Festival returns to Echo Park Lake this month, and the Echo Park Historical Society will be there with a display of historic photos. Please be sure to stop by. But, better yet, please help us staff our booth, which has traditionally offered a front row seat to the blooming lotus bed. We are seeking volunteers […]
The Lotus Festival returns to Echo Park Lake this month, and the Echo Park Historical Society will be there with a display of historic photos. Please be sure to stop by. But, better yet, please help us staff our booth, which has traditionally offered a front row seat to the blooming lotus bed. We are seeking volunteers […]
The Echo Park Historical Society’s Stairway Walking Tour on Saturday, April 21 at 10 am includes the Baxter Stairs (possibly the city’s longest) as well as Fellowship Park, Red Hill and the modernist Harwell Hamilton Harris house. This is a modestly strenuous tour that includes one long stairway and several steep hills. The tour is […]
Remember how fun it was going to an Echo Park Home Tour? Neighbors opened up their Craftsman bungalows, Spanish-Colonial homes and Mid Century residences to visitors as part of our effort to promote neighborhood history and historic preservation. Even Huell Howser should up for one! After putting the home tour on hiatus for several years, […]
Please join us on Friday, October 27 to watch and celebrate the relighting of the historic sign at the top of the landmark Jensen’s Recreation Center. (Please see the updated ceremony schedule at the bottom of this post) The 28-foot-high animated rooftop sign made up of 1,300 red, green and white light bulbs depicts a bowler […]
Please join us on Friday, October 27 to watch and celebrate the relighting of the historic sign at the top of the landmark Jensen’s Recreation Center. The 28-foot-high animated rooftop sign made up of 1,300 red, green and white light bulbs depicts a bowler throwing a strike. It is believed to be the only sign of […]
The Echo Park Historical Society will be at Echo Park Lake this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, July 15 & July 16, for the 37th Annual Lotus Festival. Make sure to stop by our booth near the lotus bed to view our display of historic photos and meet fellow members. (If you would like volunteer at […]
The Echo Park Lake Walking Tour includes the origins of the Echo Park Lake, the edge of Angelino Heights, site of the American Institute of Mentalism and Angelus Temple. We will talk about the recent renovations of Echo Park Lake. This is a slightly strenuous tour with three Echo Park staircases. Building interiors are not included. […]
Join us for this weekend’s Echo Park Lotus Festival...July 11, 2018 - 11:09 am
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Delightful as well as informative! Thank you.April 29, 2017 - 5:29 pm by Susan Borden
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Fascinating history. And a very beautiful house now !February 24, 2016 - 2:08 am by John Wingler
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