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After the year and a half long renovation of Echo Park Lake, the fences are finally going to be coming down tomorrow, on Saturday, June 15. Hosted by Mayor-Elect Eric Garcetti, the Department of Rec and Parks and the Bureau of Engineering, the event starts at 10:00 am and will feature speakers and performers at the corner of Logan Street and Park Avenue. See you there!
By Judy Raskin In the 13 years that I have been keeping records of the birds of Echo Park Lake, I’ve recorded 75 species. Not all are at the lake at any one time, of course. Some birds are here year ‘round (think Mallards, finches, sparrows, pigeons), but others show up only on their migrations. The condition of the lake for the past two years during construction has not been inviting to certain species. No water, no fish, no cormorants or other fish loving birds have stopped in. On the other hand, the puddles of water that remained in the midst of a muddy lake bottom attracted shore birds like killdeer and willets for the first time. The official reopening of Echo Park Lake is June 15, 2013, but some birds are already back. With the creation of new wetland-like plantings and different depths throughout the lake, from a deep 8’ feet to relatively shallow 18 inches, we should see the return of most of species that had found homes elsewhere. Start looking for Mallards, Canada geese, American coots and gulls in the water; red-tailed hawks overhead; and grackles, blackbirds, sparrows, finches and pigeons in the trees, along with some less often seen visitors.
by Kelly Erickson Towering above the 1600 block of Lemoyne Street is an Echo Park landmark – an enormous glass sculpture taking shape of Madonna, or “The Giant Glass Virgin of Guadalupe.” Neighbors know this sculpture well, but even though artist and owner Randlett Lawrences started the installation in 2001, a lot of Echo Parkians have yet to experience it.
“Phantasma Gloria” aka Randyland is constantly being expanded, but the sculpture is about 24 feet high and 50 feet wide. It’s made from over 1,000 bottles and strung together with beads, rebar and wire. The swirls of colored glass refract light from the sun, as well as distort and twist the landscape beyond as you look through the water-filled vessels. Check out www.facebook.com/RandylandLA for the location and artist information.
ECHO PARK IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION
If you’re shopping with little ones at the weekly Farmers’ Market, be sure to bring them to the free craft table! The kiddos get to socialize, make art, and even organize their own events. There’s even talk of bringing in an instructor to teach sign language to the children! The Farmers’ Market is also now . . . → Read More: Echo Park Farmers’ Market Spotlight: Kids’ Craft Table by Kelly Erickson It’s hard to believe it’s been nearly two years since I’ve walked along the shores of Echo Park Lake, and it won’t be long until we can all enjoy it again. Recently, the final Echo Park Lake Oversight Committee meeting took place before the grand opening, where representatives from the Bureau of Engineering . . . → Read More: Echo Park Lake to reopen in mid-May by Andrew Garsten The proposed development at Barlow Hospital remains a central divider between the candidates in CD1 and CD13 in the upcoming run-off election, and may be representative of the type of direction these council offices will take on future issues of concern to the community. Echo Park residents need to pay attention to these candidates, . . . → Read More: Los Angeles City Elections 2013 Report Photo credit: Kelly Erickson by Peter Lassen Community members have been complaining for years about the broken sidewalk around the bus stop at Echo Park Avenue and Sunset Boulevard. The roots of the two ficus trees that shaded the bus stop had undermined the sidewalk, and it was a lawsuit just waiting to happen. Realizing that inevitability, . . . → Read More: Echo Park Avenue Ficus trees removed without notice ECHO PARK IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION Introductions and sign in Van De Kamps/LACC-LACCD Land Use: Barlow Hospital-Proposed Entitlements and Development ECHO PARK IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION Introductions and sign in Van De Kamps/LACC-LACCD Land Use: Barlow Hospital-Proposed Entitlements and Development |
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