Historic Echo Park

Craftsman Foundation Repair

D'vina — Fri, 09 May 2008 17:47:48 GMT

My mother own's a craftsman home in Historic Filipinotown and it badly needs repair on the foundation. Does anyone have any contractors they can recommend? Can I just get a handy man to repair the piers?

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need to interview someone who lived in echo park a long time

JESICA — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:55:16 GMT

I am an undergraduate for Cal State Los Angeles and i'm taking a class in California history. I need to do a paper on a city of los angeles. What better city than echo park. Growing up there for twenty one years i still don't know the city very well. I want to interview someone who has been living in Echo Park for a very long time. Suggestions with contact info. would be greatly appreciated!

Forum: History

restoration woes

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Angelino or Angeleno

EPHS Moderator — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 19:00:03 GMT

Angelino or Angeleno? If you have not noticed, there has been a difference of opinion about the proper spelling of Angelino Heights. The Angelino with the an "i" is how the city of Los Angeles spells the name as does the EPHS. But Bruce Lash of the Angeleno Heights Trolley group and other residents say it should be spelled with two "e"s. He asks the EPHS to recognize this as the proper spelling.

"Personally, I would like to see it spelled in its original and correct Spanish language form. But, at least lets have it spelled as close to the way that it was meant to be spelled by the founders of our neighborhood," Lash writes.

What do you think?

Forum: History

Wilshire Oil and George Machris

Linda Ward — Thur, 20 Mar 2008 22:52:24 GMT

I'm looking for any information I can get on any of the Machris Brothers, more specifically George L. Machris. He was the President of Wilshire Oil for decades, and it's amazing that he's not better known.

My husband is his great nephew, so I'm curious to know more about him.

Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Linda Ward
Dublin, Ca.

Forum: History

History (?) and Finished Carpenter

Benny Sanches — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:18:26 GMT

Hello. I am trying to find out any information about the house I live in. It's at 1566 Parmer Avenue (cross street is Morton). There is a picture at the Post Office on Glendale Blvd. that shows our house in the early 1900's and there are not many other houses around it. That leads me to believe the original owner of our house was someone respectable. If so, we're just really curious to know more about our house and it's history. Have any suggestions?

Also, I am a finished carpenter and I really enjoy refinishing floors and doing detailed restoration. Please call or Email me if you're looking for a reasonably priced carpenter who has a passion for preserving Echo Park.

Thanks,
Benny
323-395-8047
audiomekhanik@hotmail.com

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VERY specific Historical Photo Request

Darrell Urbien — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:07:02 GMT

Hello,

After reading the blog entry about the uncovering of the Echo's arches and seeing those great historical photographs, I was wondering if anyone could help me find images of some very specific locations.

I need:

The intersection of Temple and Glendale, looking SOUTH, BEFORE 1930. I need to see the building at 1542 Temple, now a storage lot for Prestige Auto Body.
The intersection of Sunset and McDuff, looking NORTH, BEFORE 1950. I need to see 1306 McDuff, now the parking lot of A1 Warehouse Market.
Temple Street, between Patton and Douglas, looking NORTH, BEFORE 1940. I need to see 1413 Temple, which is next to that huge new condo that was recently built, across the street from the EP library.

In all cases, I have photographs that are either looking the wrong way or taken at the wrong time period. I'd be interested in any photo that even partially shows those addresses, from any angle. For example, I know many of you lived around Laveta Terrace, and you might have an old family photo that shows the area down towards Sunset as well.

I've looked in all the usual places (archives, lapl, ucla, etc.). But since I don't remember seeing those shots of the Echo before, I obviously haven't seen everything from this era in my searches. If anyone has seen any of these images (or knows of new places I could look) I would appreciate the help!

I know this is a long shot, but I figured it couldn't hurt to ask.

Forum: History

Building at Temple and Echo Park

Richard Thompson — Thur, 24 Jan 2008 18:12:25 GMT

I am researching architect Howard E Jones who, in 1908, designed a building at Temple St and Echo Park Ave. It was said to face Echo Park and Children's Playground. The building was to have seven stores and twenty apartments. An article, which includes a drawing of the proposed structure, appears in the Oct. 11, 1908 issue of the Los Angeles Times, page V22. The owner was Charles M. Stimson.

Does the building still exist? Does the intersection still exist? Is there a photo? Anything on the architect?

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Looking for Miss Mason

Roger Vargo — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 21:27:17 GMT

Ever since Jenny Burman blogged about Room 8 the famous cat about a

year ago, I've been thinking about my old alma mater, Elysian Heights

School. I graduated in June, 1963 and spent 7th grade at King JHS. My

family moved to La Crescenta in the summer of 1964 and I pretty much

lost touch with my old community.

Anyway, I'd like to get in touch with my old elementary school

principal, Miss Beverly D. Mason. She's obviously long-retired, but

if you know of her whereabouts, perhaps you would be kind enough to

pass my name, email and phone number along to her. If she'd care to

get in touch with me, I'd be thrilled to hear from her. Please let

her know I'm Roger Vargo who lived on Lucretia Ave.

If you are unable to contact her, I'd like to at least find out when

she retired and if she is still alive. My research indicates she was

principal at Elysian Heights at least until the early 1980's.

Thanks.

Forum: History

Historic Ironworks

Ann Coccagnia — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:31:14 GMT

Hi there! Im trying to find the location of any historic ironworks foundries in the Silver Lake area of LA. (I do not know during what time they may have been functional.)

I do know that one of them was converted into a music recording studio. Im going to try and look at city directories and the Sanborn maps. Any help or advice you could give would be wonderfully appreciated.

Sincerely,

Ann Coccagnia

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Who is going to home stairflight tour Nov 11?

Lea — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 22:18:00 GMT

Hello i am new to this forum and the echo park hist page and i was thinking of going on the tour in Nov 11 but i was wondering how many of you are going?? i just want to get an idea since i am going alone i dont wanna be the only one walking around lol anyhow how have the prev years been any info let me know thanks in advanced

Lea

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belmont ave and bellvue ave

laura — Thur, 04 Oct 2007 07:43:39 GMT

does anyone have any historic information on these streets. please let me know. thank you:)

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the echo of the lake.

laura — Thur, 04 Oct 2007 07:34:16 GMT

i just wanted you guys to know that i grew up on belmont and bellvue ave. above the lake,over glendale blvd. and when me and my friend would play in the backyard of my grandmas house,we would throw stones into the lake from it...this was in the mid 1980's,and one day we were wondering "why" do they call "echo park" echo park? well we decided to start screaming in the back yard...and the truth is,that.... "echo" does come back to you! seconds after that yell. so this is true. i have experienced it for myself. so now this should be documented. go to the top of the stairs and scream. you will here your echo! and also 4th of july fireworks echo aswell.

Forum: History

Coronado St

catherine — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 04:40:16 GMT

Hi - I recently bought a house on Coronado St that I'm told was built in 1892. I'd love to find more information on the architect and the history of the neighborhood. Any ideas where I might be able to find this? Thank you in advance!

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lath & plaster repair

hilary — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 16:41:04 GMT

I need to make some repairs to the lath & plaster ceiling & wall areas in my home. Can anyone recommend a reputable company? Are there any specific things I should be looking for?

Forum: Restoration