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    • Friday, October 31, 2008

    Almost ready for the big night…

    Friday, October 31, 2008

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    Eastside Facts & Figures

    Friday, October 31, 2008

    Number of days since the Echo Park Lake Boathouse
    has been tagged with graffiti: 9
    Phone number city workers can call to paint it out: 311

    How many touchdowns has Marshall High School
    running back Preston Marshall scored this season: 22
    The minimum amount landlords must pay renters if they agree
    to move out following a foreclosure sale: $7,000

    Year that Eagle Rock trolley line was replaced with bus service
    to Colorado and Eagle Rock Blvd: 1955

    Price of a two-bedroom, Highland Park house
    on Salonica Street when it went on the market in June : $319,900.
    Price of the same house this month : $219,000
    Monday night price of an eggplant & potato taco
    at Malo in Silver Lake: $1

    Gallons of water in the Silver Lake Reservoir: 795 million

    Customers waiting in line last Friday at about 8:30 p.m.
    at the Taco Zone truck parked outside the Vons in Echo Park: 12

    Number of vehicles reported stolen so far this year as of Oct. 25
    in the LAPD’s Northeast division: 1,218

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    Maybe a freeway through Silver Lake isn't such a bad idea

    Friday, October 31, 2008

    A previous blog post about historic photos documenting the construction and destruction related to the 2 Freeway generated a comment from a resident who wishes the freeway builders had not stopped at Glendale Boulevard:

    “I remember when I first moved to LA and used the 2,” said Matt. “I was so confused as to why it ended so abruptly and why I [needed] to take local streets just to connect to where I was going. This was before I moved to Echo Park, but even now that I am an area resident, I think the project is a good idea. It’ll bring with it a bunch of annoying construction, but I think it serves the community well to displace the commuters who are just passing through.”

    Photo by Futterer via the Corralitas Red Car Property

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    Quinceaňera practice makes perfect

    Friday, October 31, 2008

    It’s Sunday afternoon and Sara Leon and her friends and family are practicing quinceaňera dance moves on an oil-stained parking lot off Echo Park Avenue. The kids practice under the direction of Evelin Munoz, who for $700 provides seven dance classes tailored for quinceaňeras. The name of her company is Flash Dance. This is the fifth class for Sara and company before her quinceaňera on Nov 22. Looking good.

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