Back in August The Eastsider asked if freeway noise might undermine interest in this 1938 Spanish Colonial Revival-style home in City Terrace. Apparently not. The one-story home with a red-tiled roof and many of its original features sold at the end of September for $325,000 – or $75,000 over the asking price, according Redfin. While [...]
Demo work begins on Wednesday/The Eastsider Less building, more rubble/Rebecca Dessertine Not much left by this afternoon/ Jeanne W. It did not take long for demolition crews and some heavy machinery to tear apart a 101-year-old Craftsman-style apartment building in Echo Park. The demolition began on Wednesday morning and continued today as passersby stopped to [...]
Workers began tearing apart an Echo Park Craftsman-style apartment building today that was moved to its current location more than than 2-1/2 years ago to save it from demolition. The two-story structure avoided being torn down in late 2010 to make away way for a new retirement apartment complex at the corner of Glendale Boulevard and [...]
Echo Park & Sunset, Echo Park | Mary-Austin Klein/Flickr Really? Pasadena is the new Silver Lake. Police pursuit of stolen vehicle ends with multiple-car crash in Historic Filipinotown. Eagle Rock business owners see red after no parking zones expanded along Colorado. One-bedroom Echo Park apartment featured in Apartment Therapy now renting for $1,595. Read the [...]
Watch Out: Earth moving equipment at work on the site of Morton Village development. Early rendering of Morton Village/15 Group The roar of earth moving equipment this week on Morton Avenue in Echo Park signals that work has resumed on Morton Village, an 18-home, small-lot development that had been dormant for more than a year. [...]
This 104-year-old home in Angeleno Heights has a Sunset Boulevard address. But finding the front door might be a bit tricky. The two-story home and several others sit on a bluff about 40 feet above the street, with pedestrian access off Sunset provided via a short stairway and pathway that climbs up the hill and [...]
Submitted by Elza Burkart Thursday night on N Alvarado and Whitmore ave, there was a crazy coyote attack and while I ran out to chase them away, my Lemmy ran off terrified. We’re new to the neighborhood and I think she’s disoriented. Lemmy is a small 3 year old black tuxedo kitty with white boots, [...]
Artist-in-training Catalina Bolivar/Nathan Solis By Nathan Solis It was seven years ago that Catalina Bolivar and her grandmother went next door to Avenue 50 Studio and asked about enrolling the girl in drawing classes at the Highland Park art space. Curator Cathy Gallegos wanted to help but only had drawing classes for adults. “So I [...]
Elysian Valley – aka Frogtown – will host its 6th Annual Frogtown Artwalk this Saturday, September 28. The vibrant community that sits on the edge of the LA River is home to an eclectic mix of talented artisans and craftsmen. This weekend, visitors will have a chance to explore the neighborhood and wander along the [...]
Rice Bowl/Valentina Silva By Valentina Silva Vegan food has become quite the rage in past few years, breaking through to the mainstream with chains like Native Foods, Veggie Grill and Real Food Daily. Still, by my estimations, none of them have managed to even come close to Silver Lake’s Flore Vegan Cuisine. This mainstay cafe [...]
