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Title
Echo Park, looking toward Downtown L.A
Alternative Title
Los Angeles Neighborhoods Photo Collection;
Creator
Leonard, Gary
Contributor
Part of the Los Angeles Neighborhoods Project. Made accessible through a grant from the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
Date Created and/or Issued
1998
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Echo Park and its Lake are visible in the center of the photo, the famed Angelus Temple with its domed roof can be seen on the lower left, and Downtown L.A. skyscrapers sit majestically in the background. Echo Park Lake began life as one of the City of Los Angeles' water reservoirs in 1868 and it was later developed into one of the city's early parks. Angelus Temple was dedicated on January 1, 1923. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992, Building #92001875. On July 2002 the historic Temple completed major renovations, returning it to the classic and elegant look of the 1920's while also making it modern enough to have contemporary services suitable for today, without changing its historic elements. Nearly century-old homes, hillside bungalow courts, apartment buildings and pubic stairways also surround the landmark Echo Park. The visible street running along Angelus Temple and Echo Park is Glendale Boulevard. Photograph dated May 5, 1998.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;29 x 36 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00067974
Los Angeles Neighborhoods Collection;
GPC_b1_f2_i23; A-009-253 4x5
CARL0000070789
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/3609
Subject
Angelus Temple (Los Angeles, Calif.)
International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
Church buildings--California--Echo Park (Los Angeles)
Dwellings--California--Los Angeles
Office buildings--California--Los Angeles
Central business districts--California--Los Angeles
Parks--California--Echo Park (Los Angeles)
Urban lakes--California--Echo Park (Los Angeles)
Echo Park (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Los Angeles Neighborhoods Collection photographs
Panoramic views
Cityscape photographs
Time Period
1991-2000

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