Echo Park

Echo Park is a densely populated neighborhood of over 43,000 residents in Central Los Angeles. Echo Park is flanked by Elysian Valley to the north and northeast, Elysian Park to the east, Chinatown and Downtown to the southeast, Westlake to the southwest and west, and Silver Lake to the northwest. Within Echo Park are the following: Angelino Heights, Angelino Heights is most notable for its Victorian era residences, although these are few in number. It lies at an elevation of 502 feet (153 meters); Elysian Heights, since the 1910s, Elysian Heights, along with Edendale, has been home to many of the counter-culture, political radicals, artists, writers, architects and filmmakers. The children of many progressives attended school there during the 1930s, '40s and '50s; Historic Filipinotown, Historic Filipinotown makes up the southwest portion of Echo Park; Victor Heights, Victor Heights and its hilly streets were described as "a collection of stuccoed apartments and faded bungalows, a place with a lot of old-timers." With its dramatic views of the Los Angeles Civic Center, Victor Heights had a population of "older Italians and Croatians who once dominated the area," along with "newer Asian and Latino immigrants and a smattering of hipsters betting that Victor Heights will be the next big thing."

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