The City Council will consider a proposal to name the intersection of Carroll Avenue and East Edgeware Road in Angeleno Heights in honor of the late Tom Morales, who spearheaded efforts to preserve the Victorian-era neighborhood and its 19th century mansions by creating the city’s first ... Read More »
Category Archives: Home & History
Anyone know the lyrics to “Echo Park”? Forgotten L.A. sheet music gets an encore performance
Never heard of the song “Echo Park” by Buzz Clifford? How about the “California Polka” by Miss Julia W. Pomeroy? Know the tune to “Take Me Out to Venice” by Tess Hankinson and Martin G. Van Bergen? If you are not familiar with these rather obscure ... Read More »
Neighborhood Fixture: The “Unusually Artistic” Lewelleyn Manor
Rising four stories and topped by a blue-and-white neon rooftop sign, the brick Lewelleyn Manor at the northeast corner of Temple Street and Rampart Boulevard commands attention like few other nearby buildings can. The 46-unit apartment building with a night club on the ground level was built ... Read More »
Angeleno Heights fixer-upper returns to market after six-month makeover
The flippers who purchased this 1905 Angeleno Heights duplex last November have been hard at work renovating and repairing the two-story building at 917 Edgeware Road. Now, the former eyesore fronted by two large columns is dressed up in a a new coat of gray paint ... Read More »
Eastside Property: Small Atwater home meets with big demand
The living room carpet is worn out. The kitchen is beyond dated. And the house is small at less 700 square-feet. But on Tuesday, at least 50 agents and their clients as well as curious neighbors had taken a peek inside the Atwater Village home in ... Read More »
Sponsored Post: You’re invited to the unveiling of Dossier Capital’s newest remodel in Glassell Park!
Geoffrey & Lee Real Estate is hosting an open house Saturday May 11, from 12 pm to 4 pm, at 1453 El Paso Drive in Glassell Park to view the extraordinary transformation of this urban home. This stunning, multi-level property has been completely remodeled and includes ... Read More »
Eagle Rock’s “Good Will Hunting” house and Garvanza home declared historic monuments
The City Council on Tuesday approved declaring the Eagle Rock home where Ben Affleck and Matt Damon worked on the award-winning movie “Good Will Hunting” a historic-cultural monument. Also granted landmark status was the Donnelly House, a Folk-Victorian home that was moved to Garvanza from Chinatown ... Read More »
Cypress Park rail yard tower takes an 1,800-foot-long trip
The two-story concrete Dayton Avenue Signal Tower was built more than 80 years ago to help direct traffic over the Taylor Yard, the Southern Pacific rail yard that sprawled along the L.A. River in Cypress Park. Southern Pacific left Taylor Yard many years ago but ... Read More »
Eastside Property: Echo Park apartment house fetches more than $1 million
Back in early March The Eastsider reported that a 98-year-old apartment house on the southern edge of Echo Park had been put up for sale by a “motivated seller” for $1.28 million, with the listing saying the site could be developed into 23 condos. Two months ... Read More »
What can you do with a walk-in tamale?
That will be the question facing the buyer of this Whittier Boulevard property in East Los Angeles that is home to a classic piece of roadside architecture, the former Tamale Cafe. The answer will likely be “Tear It Down,” fears Esotouric tour company co-owner Kim Cooper, ... Read More »