The Echo Park Historical Society will be back at Echo Park Lake on Sunday, July 14 for Day 2 of the 39th Annual Lotus Festival. Look for our booth filled with historical photo displays just north of the lotus bed (near Glendale Boulevard and Park Avenue). Come meet fellow members and your Echo Park neighbors. […]
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 […]
Join us for Echo Park Lake Walking Tours during the Lotus Festival on Saturday, July 13 and Sunday, July 14 at Echo Park Lake. Tours begin at 10 am on both days. Sponsored by the Echo Park Historical Society, the tour includes a discussion of the origins of Echo Park Lake, a tour of the edge […]
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 […]
Join us for Echo Park Lake Walking Tours during the Lotus Festival, 10 am Saturday, July 13 and Sunday, July 14 at Echo Park Lake, 751 Echo Park Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90026. Sponsored by the Echo Park Historical Society, the tour includes a discussion of the origins of Echo Park Lake, a tour of the edge of Angeleno […]
The Echo Park Historical Society will present a brief introduction to the Mills Act program for owners of historically significant properties during our quarterly meeting on April 24. A representative from the Los Angeles County Assessor’s office will provide an overview on how the program works. The Mills Act is the single most important economic […]
The Echo Park Historical Society will present a brief introduction to the Mills Act program for owners of historically significant properties during our quarterly meeting on April 24. A representative from the Los Angeles County Assessor’s office will provide an overview on how the program works. The Mills Act is the single most important economic […]
The Echo Park Historical Society’s Stairway Walking Tour on Saturday, April 13 at 10 a.m. includes the Baxter Stairs (possibly the city’s longest) as well as Fellowship Park, Red Hill, the modernist Harwell Hamilton Harris house and the restored long lost Lautner house. This is a modestly strenuous tour that includes one long stairway and […]
The Echo Park Historical Society’s Stairway Walking Tour on Saturday, October 20 at 10 a.m. includes the Baxter Stairs (possibly the city’s longest) as well as Fellowship Park, Red Hill, the modernist Harwell Hamilton Harris house and the restored long lost Lautner house. This is a modestly strenuous tour that includes one long stairway and several steep hills. The […]
ECHO PARK – Free movies at the Lake continue as we gear up for the next screening on Saturday, August 11: Wonder Woman directed by Patty Jenkins and starring Gal Gadot and Chris Pine. The movie begins at 8 pm near the northwest corner of the lake by Glendale Boulevard and Park Avenue. This theme of this year’s Echo Park […]
Love Echo Park history? Join us Sunday at the Echo Park...July 14, 2019 - 4:35 am
We are looking for a few good volunteers at the Echo Park...July 9, 2019 - 4:56 am
Join the Echo Park Lake Walking Tour during this weekend’s...July 9, 2019 - 4:42 am
Love Echo Park history? Then volunteer at the Echo Park...July 2, 2019 - 7:18 pm
When my family came to California in 1940 we stayed with...July 14, 2019 - 4:07 am by Norma Wright
What a picture! I was the last one to rent Les and Golda's....April 7, 2013 - 3:26 am by GK
What a picture! I was the last one to rent Les and Golda's....April 7, 2013 - 3:25 am by GK
I am the son of Marilyn (Leibow) Morris. to set the record...February 26, 2013 - 6:57 pm by Anonymous