Development Freeze

The Los Angeles City Council late last week adopted an 18-month prohibition on demolitions and new construction in the  area surrounding Echo Park Lake.  The restrictions will be in place while the city surveys and researches  all properties and buildings in the area for the possible creation of a historic preservation district. The area covered by the moratorium includes Sunset Boulevard on the north, Echo Park Avenue on the east, the Hollywood Freeway on the south and Bonnie Brae Street on the west.