Talk:Echo Park

message: I don't think too many people went to Echo Park because they were priced out of East Hollywood ; rents and housing prices in both neighborhoods have tended to be similar (East Hollywood is probably slightly cheaper than Echo Park right now, as it is only beginning to undergo gentrification). I would not consider East Hollywood to be an upscale neighborhood, either.  Many of Echo Park's residents were priced out of Silver Lake and Los Feliz, with quite a few having moved from Venice (which is nowhere near Echo Park) due to high housing prices there. I deleted the references to Mayberry and Alessandro because Mayberry is not a neighborhood in Los Angeles and Alessandro St. is in Silver Lake - it is not a separate area.
:Mayberry Street is in northern Silver Lake, the reference was probably to that area.
=== Response ===
Well, of course you are wrong about rents, and you exagerate the numbers coming from Venice (There are probably more Midwesterners moving into Echo Park than those from Venice), and those who actually LIVE in Mayberry would beg to differ with you. Mayberry street is half in South-eastern Silverlake, and half in the Edendale quarter of Echo park. Also,  Allessandro is situated in Echo Park, not Silverlake. The eastern boundry of Silverlake is Waterloo street.
garagehero-
Reponse # 2
To be fair, of course, many newbies who move into the area are unsure of the boundries, or are duped by over-zealous real-estate agents. I have run into folks who live on Landa Street (by the old goat trail), and which is entirely within the boundries of Echo Park, who think they live in Silverlake, even brag about it. There was a homeowner who angrily insisted his house was in Silverlake when I collecting signatures once. The fellow lived one block west from Glendale on Berkely, again, squarly within Echo Park.  Garagehero (talk) 06:41, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Boundaries

message: Well, of course you are wrong about rents, and you exagerate the numbers coming from Venice (There are probably more Midwesterners moving into Echo Park than those from Venice), and those who actually LIVE in Mayberry would beg to differ with you. Mayberry street is half in South-eastern Silverlake, and half in the Edendale quarter of Echo park. Also,  Allessandro is situated in Echo Park, not Silverlake. The eastern boundry of Silverlake is Waterloo street.
garagehero-
Reponse # 2
To be fair, of course, many newbies who move into the area are unsure of the boundries, or are duped by over-zealous real-estate agents. I have run into folks who live on Landa Street (by the old goat trail), and which is entirely within the boundries of Echo Park, who think they live in Silverlake, even brag about it. There was a homeowner who angrily insisted his house was in Silverlake when I collecting signatures once. The fellow lived one block west from Glendale on Berkely, again, squarly within Echo Park.  Garagehero (talk) 06:41, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Response 

message: Really too much personal opinion in here. Also it's hard to read because it could be better organized. Please, somebody fix it. I am taking a break from WikiP for a week. Sincerely, GeorgeLouis (talk) 06:35, 24 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Needs work 

message: This article seems to well establish that thousands of people live in Echo Park.  I think they are all listed by name in one section or another, sometimes in more than one section.  I'm almost surprised I'm not listed as a resident, even though we moved out in 1956.
I get the impression that the only thing notable about the area is the list of people.  Is that really true?  Is it necesary to list so many people to establish the notability of the area?  Surely there would be something else about the area worth mentioning? Loren.wilton (talk) 06:00, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The list should (1) contain only names that are Notable (with articles already written) and (2) have sources that affirm that they actually live or lived in Echo Park. I will work on this from time to time, starting today. Thank you. Sincerely, a friend to all Echo Parkers, GeorgeLouis (talk) 08:39, 12 February 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Regarding the Notable residents section, we have been seeking WP:Reliable sources for these names since February 2012. If we don't get any, I'll remove the unsourced names beginning 1 April 2013. Thank you. GeorgeLouis (talk) 05:05, 21 March 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I checked the A-K names and removed any without a reliable source. GeorgeLouis (talk) 19:41, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I am continuing to remove the unsourced names and will be finished soonest. GeorgeLouis (talk) 18:24, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Thousands of people

message: So Loren...sorry for leaving you out...whatcha say your last name was? HAha!!!
You know....if you go to other neighborhood Wikpedia entries, the Echo Park "LIST of Notables" is somewhere in the middle when it comes to sheer numbers. Garagehero (talk) 06:41, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: REPONSE

message: This article covers the neighborhood of Echo Park but includes very little information about the park itself.  How do people feel about creating a seperate Echo Park (Public Park) article? Jkfp2004 (talk) 23:22, 29 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: The park is old and notable. There shouldn't be any problem finding sources.   Will Beback  talk   06:11, 30 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Separate Park Article

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thread_title: Move discussion in progress

message: Woody Guthrie never lived in Preston Avenue, according to his biographer Ed Cray he only was a frequent guest at Ed Robbins' house there in 1939. Robbins was the Los Angeles Editor of the West coast paper of the Communist party, The People's World. --94.222.252.216 (talk) 02:07, 24 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Woody Guthrie

message: Information that is poorly sourced can be challenged and removed at any time, but I will suggest holding off until after May 4, 2013. Thank you. GeorgeLouis (talk) 18:27, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: OK, I deleted the unsourced stuff. Please put it back if you can find sources. GeorgeLouis (talk) 01:19, 6 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  In-line citations needed 

message: It seems some fellow, GeorgeLouis, has been busy in his parents basement vandalizing the Echo Park page. Its pretty featureless, unexceptional and useless now. Such an interesting and historical place as Echo Park deserves better. Is there any way this person can be stopped or banned or something.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.250.67.148 (talk) 07:06, 22 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wow, so much vandalism 

message: Not a single mention of the lake or the park surrounding it? Come on, wiki editors, fix that.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.251.103.183 (talk) 06:18, 30 July 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Anybody can edit or add information. Just be sure you have a reliable source. If you don't know how to do the citations, just add the source right in the text and somebody else will do the citations. GeorgeLouis (talk) 20:03, 30 July 2013 (UTC)

text: Sounds interesting. Anybody can edit or add information. Just be sure you have a reliable source. If you don't know how to do the citations, just add the source right in the text and somebody else will do the citations. BeenAroundAWhile (talk) 01:04, 27 July 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Echo Park Lake 

message: The area has a very rich history. I remember there used to be more information here on its history. What happened? Can someone bring it back that knows the area well and more importantly, has sources to cite for it?
A few interesting leads:
- Echo park as cradle of the silent film industry and early development
- Old victorian development
- Reservoir and history of bringing water to LA
- White-flight and decrease in income in the area
- Return of influx of whites and hipsters post-2000
--Daniel E Romero (talk) 06:53, 30 August 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Anybody can edit or add information. Just be sure you have a reliable source. If you don't know how to do the citations, just add the source right in the text and somebody else will do the citations. GeorgeLouis (talk) 03:19, 31 August 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  History section needed 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: The Mapping L.A. project,Map of Westlake (Historic Filipinotown is south of the freeway and inside the Westlake boundary the Los Angeles Times and the Westlake Community plan all place Historic Filipinotown in Westlake, not Echo Park. Phatblackmama (talk) 01:26, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Historic Filipinotown