Echo Park, unlike neighboring Silver Lake, has very few examples of mid-century Modern architecture. So, that’s why the Ross House, a mass of white cubes and ribbons of glass, stands out among the Spanish-Colonial apartments and bungalows of Valentine Street in the Elysian Heights section of ... Read More »

Stories and items from other parts of the blog: * Echo Park residents scope out Barlow Hospital development proposal. Eastside Citizen * Eagle Rock prepares to celebrate its centennial. Eastside Citizen * Synthetic soccer fields debut in Boyle Heights. Eastside Citizen Photo by Big Orange Landmarks Read More »

The real estate market is still limping along. But, at least for today, Echo Park real estate development and policy takes center stage at public meetings over projects near Echo Park Lake and Elysian Park. This afternoon, the city council’s Planning & Land Use Management Committee ... Read More »

Barlow Hospital to present plans tonight for 888-unit housing project to Echo Park residents. The Eastsider. Will high-speed trains run over plans to revitalize the L.A. River? Arroyo Lover Update on Van de Kamps school site in Glassell Park. NELA List Eagle Rock newspaper publisher apologizes ... Read More »