Hilltowns of Los Angeles, volume 1: Echo Park & Silver Lake

By Stephen

Billy was a mountain,
a regular picturesque postcardy mountain
~
Frank Zappa, “Billy Was a Mountain”

Silver Lake Reservoir ~ Embassament de Silver Lake (Llac de Plata)

This is the first part of a series that shows the picturesque hill neighborhoods that surround and make up the downtown area and its immediate surroundings. This post shows some views of Silver Lake and Echo Park, perhaps the best known hill neighborhoods in Los Angeles.

Aquesta és la primera part d’una sèrie que mostra els barris de pujol pintorescs que envolten i formen part el centre de la ciutat i les zones immediatament al voltant. Aquesta actualització mostra qualques vistes de Silver Lake (Llac de Plata) i Echo Park (Parc de l’Eco), potser els més coneguts dels barris de pujol a Los Angeles.

Micheltorena Ave looking towards the Los Angeles basin ~ Micheltorena Ave cap al pla de Los Angeles

Micheltorena Ave looking north toward the City of Glendale ~ Micheltorena Ave mirant al nord, cap a la ciutat de Glendale

Between Silver Lake and Echo Park looking towards Downtown ~ Entre Silver Lake i Echo Park cap al centre

Echo Park, whence cometh the name of the neighborhood ~ Parc de l’Eco, d’on vé el nom del barri

A row of Victorian Homes on Carroll Ave, last remnants of what was once a very affluent neighborhood ~ Una fila de cases victorianes a Carroll Ave, el que roman del que una vegada era un barri ric

A more typical Echo Park scene ~ Una escena més típic a Echo Park

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