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    Jazz great Art Pepper as seen by photographer William Claxton

    Legendary photographer William Claxton, who died earlier this month, captured images of many of the great figures of American jazz, including saxophonist Art Pepper, a one time Echo Park resident. Claxton took this well known image of Pepper climbing a steep street near his home. The street is often identified as Fargo Street. But it [...]

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    The Mayor of Elysian Park

    You gotta love this face. And wait until you hear his voice. Meet Eddie Gasporra, profiled here by Eric Trules. There he is. Gravel voice. Boxer’s pug face. One eye. Laugh like a happy machine gun. Eddie “El Gato” Gasporra. Echo Park resident since ‘81. Or was it ’85? Or ’89? He’s not so clear [...]

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    News & Notes: Lincoln Heights so-long sale, sidewalk skirmish in Eagle Rock & the wild parrot video

    All sales final: Frieden’s Department store to close its doors after 60 years in Lincoln Heights. LA Eastside The new Silver Lake library is taking shape. Meet the man responsible, neighborhood architect Barry Milofsky. New Angeles via Curbed LA Eagle Rock wine store sees the writing on the wall and gives up on its sidewalk [...]

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    Echo Park artist is always in the middle of everything

    What was Echo Park artist Peter Shire doing standing in the Santa Monica Boulevard median strip in West Hollywood surrounded by a crowd, a klezmer band and rush hour traffic? This was weird, even for West Hollywood. Last night’s event between traffic lanes officially opened a display of Shire’s sculptures on the median strip. The [...]

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