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Hundreds of worshipers gathered Thursday night in the parking lot of the San Conrado Mission in Solano Canyon to honor St. Jude, or San Judas Tadeo, on his feast day. Meanwhile, downtown, hundreds more gathered at La Placita Church. Photographer Aurelio Jose Barrera caught some images of the downtown celebration. “People showed up with paintings and statutes of many sizes of San Judas Tadeo,” Barrera said. “After the mass, the church’s statute of San Judas Tadeo was taken around the block for a procession, where approximately 200 people sang, prayed, danced and played music.”
The City Council today adopted a motion to name the intersection of Alvarado and Temple streets in Historic Filipinotown to Remedios ‘Remy’ V. Geaga Square, according to Echo Park neighborhood council president Jose Sigala. Remy Geaga, who died in 1997, was a Filipino American activist who helped establish and run several organizations in a neighborhood that has served as a gateway for Filipino immigrants over the decades.
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From this afternoon’s Goblin Parade (pictured above) at Elysian Heights Elementary to Tuesday’s Dia de Los Muertos extravaganza in East Los Angeles, the weekend and beyond is filled with Halloween and Day of the Dead events. The line up ranges from a dog costume contest in Silver Lake to a Monster Bash in the Monterey Hills. More holiday events at L.A. Eastside, EGP News, Echo Park Now, 90042 and, of course, Save the Date.
Fans of the Echo Curio Curiosity Shop & Gallery were saddened earlier this month when the owners of the Echo Park art space said they would likely close up shop by year’s end after police forced them to stop hosting live music without the proper permits. But th owners have announced they think they have found a solution to get the proper permits and stay open: tea. The owners explain the strategy on their blog:
“We are getting plans drafted up, buying ourselves the trappings of a tea room (serving hot and cold tea in to-go cups), and then going for that coveted Entertainment License… look out!!! Expect the water to boil in early 2011… and some benefit shows beforehand.”
At the height of the Los Angeles real estate boom of the 1880s, the Stilson-Botson mansion was completed in 1887 at the corner of Edgeware Road and Carroll Avenue in Angeleno Heights. The mansion outdid the other Victorian-style homes in the neighborhood in size and opulence, with guests dancing in a grand ballroom while musicians serenaded them from a balcony above. The local real estate boom went bust soon after the Stilson-Botson mansion and the first generation of Angeleno Heights homes were built. By the time the real estate market had recovered, the Victorian style as well as Angeleno Heights had begun to fade from fashion. Sometime in the middle of the 20th Century, the Stilson-Botson mansion was carved up into tiny apartments. The ornate wood trim was stripped away and the wood siding slathered in stucco.
The 7,400-square-foot house, hidden behind high hedges and gate, has been renovated in recent years and sold for $1.7 million in 2008, according to Redfin. Earlier this week, the Stilson-Botson mansion changed hands again, selling for $900,000 in a foreclosure sale.
The debut of the L.A. Flea Market in the Dodger Stadium parking lot last July attracted a lot of attention, with shoppers debating the merits of the merchandise and the food trucks. But, only about three months after it began, the L.A. Flea Market has announced some big changes. The almost once-a-month market is moving to Saturdays from Sundays and is being renamed the Flea Market at Dodger Stadium, said market founder Philip Dane. The changes come after Dane and his business partners went in different directions, he said in an email:
“The L.A. Flea Market was produced by DKS Promotions, LLC. That company no longer has a deal with the Dodgers as my partners did not want to continue. I have negotiated a new deal completely independent of DKS. The New Saturday Market is The Flea Market at Dodger Stadium produced by PD Markets.”
The Flea Market at Dodger Stadium, which can accommodate up to 600 vendors, is scheduled to debut on Saturday, Nov. 20,with admission ranging from $7 to $15. Dane said he plans to hold the Saturday market, complete with food trucks and live bands, once a month.
Silver Lake Assemblyman Mike Gatto forces Mayor Sam blog to remove stories under threat of lawsuit. Daily News
Teenager faces vehicular manslaughter charges in fatal Boyle Heights bus accident. L.A. Now
YMI Jeanswear unveils its new Boyle Heights headquarters. EGP News
Happening Today: Elysian Heights Elementary Goblin Parade; Fall Festival in Atwater; Save the Date
Notes: The Eastsider will help judge the pumpkin decorating contest at the Echo Park Farmers’ Market this afternoon.
* Correction: The Eastsider in an earlier version of this post called the bird in the photo a peacock. That’s wrong. The bird is a peahen and it was named Ethel Mae, said photographer Martha Benedict.
If anyone is in need of a nearly 20-foot tall sign in the shape of a handsaw, the owners of L.A. Carpetime in Echo Park would like to talk. The giant saw sign that once hung from the front of a former Temple Street hardware store was recently removed from the building after a new carpet store opened in the space, The Eastsider reported on Wednesday. The manager of L.A. Carpetime said they have no immediate plans for the sign, which sits in a parking lot next to the building. However, he said, “if somebody was interested in it, we would probably sell it.”
As we creep into Halloween happenings and Dia de los Muertos events, soul music takes the front seat. Philadelphia’s classically trained soul singer-songwriter Bilal takes center stage tonight in Echo Park as part of the popular soulful underground “KissNGrind” music series at the Echoplex. Bilal will perform in support of his new album, “Airtight’s Revenge,” on the Plug Research label and local electro-soul duo, J*DaVeY and Quadron Unplugged, open the night with DJ sets by Vikter Duplaix and Ms. Nix. Click here for ticket details. I have a Q & A with the Philly-based artist and a peek into the new album at the end of the column.
Now from soul to a celebration of souls with a round up of holiday concerts and events. Click on the link below for the details and that Q & A with Bilal.
The owners of a Silver Lake dry cleaners discovered earlier this week that burglars had broken into the shop and taken $1,200 from the cash register. How did the burglars get in? Through a hole in a wall made during a previous burglary, reports Officer Mario Mota with the Rampart Division. Here are the details [...]
By Beth Zeigler Anyone for a bakery on wheels?! Yes please! Mardy’s Munchies, owned by a Montecito Heights baker, delivers desserts (pictured) made from scratch right to your front door. Or, you can scope them out at the El Sereno Farmer’s Market, where you can pick up items like Island Rum Cake and Mad River [...]
The Dodgers informed Solano Canyon residents this week that the team plans to resume firework shows at the end of about a dozen Friday night home games next season to help boost attendance. The fireworks were a hit with fans but not with Solano Canyon residents, whose complaints about crying children, blaring car alarms and [...]
Discards near Sunset Junction, Silver Lake | Photo by Jesse Saucedo A Silver Lake teen’s one-woman book drive nets 1,700 books. Los Feliz Ledger What was all that booming about at Dodger Stadium last night? Echo Elysian Forum The former Silver Lake band “The Negro Problem” makes an L.A. appearance. L.A. Weekly Sixth Street Bridge [...]
Echo Park’s landmark Jensen’s Recreation Center sign got a boost last night when the Echo Park neighborhood council approved a $2,500 grant to help relight the 1924 sign. But what about some recognition and help for the neighborhood’s other notable signage, Echo Park resident Ida Talalla asked after the meeting. Specifically, what about the giant [...]
North Atwater Creek in Atwater Village is one of the many tributaries that feed the Los Angeles River. But finding the seasonal stream is no easy feat since most of it was paved over long ago. On Thursday afternoon, city officials will hold a ground breaking ceremony at what’s left of the creek – a [...]
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