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August-September

Echo Park Improvement AssociationMeets at 7 p.m. the 1st Thursday of each Month

in Williams Hall at Barlow Hospital 2000 Stadium Way in Elysian Park

One hundred and three year old historic BarlowHospital, located at the Scott Avenue entrance to Ely-sian Park, is for sale.

On April 13th First District Councilmember EdReyes, in whose jurisdiction the 25-acre campus issituated, held a community meeting attended byabout a hundred people, at which Barlow Chief Ad-ministrative Officer, Margaret Crane, stated bids hadbeen received and the Board of Directors were seri-ously considering three.

Yet three months later, despite numerous inquiriesin recent weeks, neither Ms. Crane nor staff fromCouncilmember Ed Reyes office have provided anyupdated information.

This is very disturbing because there are many in-terested community members who would like to par-ticipate in influencing what happens there. Council-member Reyes meeting made clear that any futureuse other than the current hospital will require a zonechange and plan amendment and that these will in-volve public hearings over about a years time. How-ever, anyone who has had any experience with zonechanges in Los Angeles knows that whatever the

Councilman recommends generally is granted.The community should be concerned because Ms.

Crane has admitted that

a minimum of $25M needs to be generated bythe sale,

multiple bidders for the site are developers seek-ing to build condos/housing, with an eye towardshillside development

only one bidder spoke of saving some of the 39existing structures as a common area.

The sale is imminent. Barlow cannot, by federalmandate, operate out of its antiquated Hospital build-

ing and must either move or retrofit it. Strict federalearthquake standards have mandated improvementsby 2013 that Barlow has deemed too costly to imple-ment at the old building. Plans for a new building on

site have also been scrapped as too costly. And sothe threat of high density development is real.

A major bone of contention with concerned com-munity members is that the sale has been pushed asa development opportunity with little or no considera-tion to the merits and potentials of the current 25-acre campus. A 1992 State Historic Resources Studydetermined that Barlow, Los Angeles first respiratoryhospital established to treat Tuberculosis patients,was eligible for listing as a district in the National

Register of Historic Places with 32 significant contrib-uting structures, as well as countless contributingspecimen treesnow all around a hundred years old.There are at least 19 Craftsman style cottages ofaround 1200 square feet as well as 7,936 square feettwo story Birge Hall, 5,290 square feet two story HelpBuilding (Guild House) that could be charmingly

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Historic Barlow Hospital For Sale/Developmentby Sallie Neubauer

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On Saturday May 13, 2006, El Centro Del Pueblo

held their First Annual Youth Leadership Conferenceat their Youth Center on Lemoyne Street. Topics se-lected for the Leadership Conference included Col-lege Readiness, Fiscal Responsibility and Youth in theLegal System. These topics were selected by the cli-ents through a survey conducted prior to the Confer-ence. Forty youth participated in the all day Leader-ship Conference which also included college booths,food and Guest Speakers.

Council members Eric Garcetti CD 13 and EdReyes CD 1 attended and welcome the youth at thebeginning of the Conference. Two former clients of ElCentro, who have attended and graduated from col-lege, served as guest speakers for the College Readi-ness workshop.

Conference satisfaction surveys were completed

by the youth at the end of the conference. The ma-jority of the clients rated the conference at above sat-isfactory and stated that they would like to attendnext years conference.

El Centro Del Pueblo would like to thank the fol-lowing organizations or individuals for their supportof our First Annual Youth Leadership Conference:Council members Eric Garcetti and Ed Reyes, theGreater Echo Park Elysian Neighborhood Council,SPA 4 Council, Childrens Planning Council, HectorOrtiz, David Chan-Subway Catering, former clientsDavid Partida and Gabriel De La Garza, and City ofLos Angeles CDD.

El Centro Del Pueblos First Annual Youth Leadership Conferenceby Carlos Martinez


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1911 SUNSET BOULEVARDLOS ANGELES, CA 90026

(213) 484-1265

Echo Park Lakes 2ndAnnual Fun Bird Walk

Sunday, August 13, 2006, 9:00 a.m.Meet at Echo Park Lake Boathouse

Do You Know Your Birds?

During recent years, Echo Park Lake Birders have identified more than 60 birds that call Echo Park their home for allor part of the year

Summer birds at the lake include Mallards, great-tailed grackles, robins, Americancoots, sparrows, finches, great egrets, black-crowned night herons, green herons,blackbirds, hawks and various gulls and doves. We will surely identify many others.

This is a fun walk, and beginning birders are encouraged to participate. Parents are

encouraged to bring their children. And its free! Take your binoculars, and a birdguide, if you have one.

Please sign up by telephoning (323) 663-6767.Or send an email to [email protected] summer bird walk In the subject line.Please include your name and phone number


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Every month Neighbors for Peace and Justice

presents enlightening documentaries accompanied byguest speakers. The concept of Conscientious Projectoris to bring truth where the newspapers and [other]media have failed, said Dorcas Tokes, an organizer.We [dont] want to have it to speak to the choir, butthats always very hard. So were trying to get films on adiversity of subjects, so it isnt always just anti-Iraq, oranti-this, or anti-that.

As an example, she cited a film called Favela Rising,which was shown earlier this year. [Its] the story abouta slum in Braziltheyre called favelas-- that had beenunder the dominion of drug lords, she said. Theres nohope for younger generations with any kind of ambitionto find themselves. One man, who was a musician, lived

in the favela and started working with the kids. Theirdance and songs are so famous that Sony comes anddiscovers them. Its one of these Cinderella stories. Anymoney that the film makes goes back to the favela. [Therevenue] has brought computers to their schools and allthese things. . . . [The filmmakers] werent even fromL.A., [but] they went out to Boyle Heights and talked togang leaders. They showed their film and haddiscussions. So we show films that show hope. (Moreinfo at: http://favelarising.com/.)

Other past films have included Electile Dysfunction, acomprehensive, yet entertaining look at the crisis inAmericas voting system, and No Logo, based on Naomi

Kleins book about world-wide oppression bycorporations--and resistance by common people.

When selecting films for the program, the organizerslike to draw on local talent. Divided We Stand, which wasshown in June, was made by Silverlake filmmakers TomDrew and Michael Bloecher. An upcoming film,Sweeping Dreams, was made by USC film studentsAmber Denbleyker, Amy Lappen, and Josey Mangahis.

In most cases the screenings feature guest speakers

(i.e., the filmmakers and/or experts). For example, onefilm, Back From Iraq, was attended by mothers of U.S.soldiers who were either killed or injured in Iraq.

Future films will include: (August) Sir, No Sir, themuch-acclaimed documentary about the suppressedstory of the GI movement to end the war in Vietnam.The movie also addresses the myth that veterans werespat on by activists after the U.S. attack on Vietnam.(See: http://www.sirnosir.com/.). The filmmaker will bepresent. September: Rights on the Line: Vigilantes at theBorder, a film that exposes the ugly anti-immigrantpolitics that lurk behind the Minuteman Project - andshows the continuum between official bordermilitarization and vigilante action. This video was shot

by human rights activists and residents of bordercommunities. . . . (Source: witness.org). Also inSeptember: Sweeping Dreams, an award-winningstudent documentary from USC Film School. It concernshousekeepers Milca, Mered, and Rosa as they try tosurvive in L.A. October: Why We Fight. This Sundanceaward-winning film launches a bipartisan inquiry intothe workings of the military industrial complex and therise of the American Empire. Inspired by DwightEisenhowers legendary farewell speech (in which hecoined the phrase military industrial complex). (Source: http://www.sonyclassics.com/whywefight/ .)November: Pharaohs Streets, about homelessness in

L.A. and gentrification. The filmmaker will be present.The screenings are held at the Echo Park Film Center

at 4pm, usually on the last Sunday of each month).Precise dates are announced at: http://www.neighborsforpeaceandjustice.org . The Film Centeris at 1200 N. Alvarado Street, just north of Sunset.Requested donation: $5, but no one turned away forlack of funds.

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ECHO PARK CALENDAREvent Date Location Comments

EPIA Meetings 1

st

Thursday, 7:00 pmSeptember 7, October 5 Williams Hall at BarlowHospital, 2000 Stadium Wayin Elysian Park

Call EPIA message phone foradditional information.

EPIA SteeringCommitteeMeetings

2nd

Monday, 7:15 pmSeptember 11, October 9

Call (323) 882-4835 forlocation

Take an active part in EPIA. Jointhe Steering Committee

CommunitySafety Meeting

2nd

Thursday,3:30 pmSeptember 14, October 12

LAPD Stop-In Center, EchoPark Avenue and SunsetBoulevard

Hosted by Echo Park SecurityAssociation. Call (323)666-3228for more info

CitizensCommittee toSave ElysianPark

1st

Wednesday, 7:30 pmSeptember 6, October 4

Williams Hall at BarlowHospital, 2000 Stadium Wayin Elysian Park

Call 213-666-9651 for meetinglocation

Greater EchoPark ElysianNeighborhoodCouncil Meeting

4

th

Tuesday, 7 pmSeptember 26, October 24 Logan Street SchoolAuditorium, 1711 W. LoganStreet

Call (213) 413-3196 for info orvisit www.GEPENC.org

Edendale LibraryFriends Society

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LIBRARY COMPUTER CLASSESComputer ComfortThursday, Aug 3, Sept 7, Oct 5, 4pm.Learn to use the Librarys electronic catalog to search formaterials, renew items, and place your own holds. Learnthe basics of surfing the Internet. Introduction to variousdatabases and search engines. For adults only.Familiarity with the keyboard and mouse is recommendedbut not mandatory. Reservations required. Please arrive10 minutes before class begins.

Computer Class for Improving Your EnglishTuesday, Aug 15, Sept 12, Oct 10, 4pm.

Rosetta Stone An introductory self-paced class to beginor improve your English language skills. Computerexperience is mandatory.

Introduction to Basic Web DesignTuesday, Aug 29, Sept 26, Oct 24, 4pm.Learn about HTML codes to create a simple web page.Computer experience is mandatory.

EVENTSMovie MadnessSaturday, Aug 12, Sept 9, Oct 7, 4pm.Join us for a movie classic.Adults only. Call (213) 250-7808 for information.

Tarot Reading ProgramSaturday, Aug 26, Sept 23, 4pm.Come and receive short mini-tarot readings. Sign-ups arerequired. Adults only. Call (213) 250-7808.

JUSTFOR TEENS

OngoingEcho Park Branch holds many teen activities and

programs, including film screenings, art workshops,readings and skills-building activities. To learn about thecurrent schedule of events, call or email Wendy at

(213) 250-7808 [email protected].

College ClubTuesdays, 4-6pm.

For high school students who want to go to college.Topics covered during these informal sessions includefinancial aid options, how to choose a college, study skills,and important things you should be doing NOW in highschool to get yourself into college. Refreshments alwaysserved. Call Wendy for information at (213) 250-7808.

FUNFOR KIDSDAILYGAB. Call Echo Park Branch, (213) 250-7808 fortimes.

Summer Reading Club ProgramThursday, Aug 17, 3:30pm.Create your very own book with artist David OrozcoCall (213) 250-7808.

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ECHO PARK LIBRARY HAPPENINGSLibrary HoursMondays 10:00 am - 8:00 pm

Tuesdays 12:00 pm - 8:00 pmWednesdays 10:00 am - 8:00 pmThursdays 12:00 pm - 8:00 pmFridays 10:00 am - 6:00 pmSaturdays 10:00 am - 6:00 pmSundays CLOSED

Library AddressEcho Park Branch Library

1410 W. Temple Street

Los Angeles CA 90026Phone 213.250.7808FAX 213.250.3744World Wide Web Address

http://www.lapl.org24 Hour Renewal: 888-577-LAPL

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Count on the experience of Select Patrol.

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Book SalesWeekly Preowned Book Sale. Each Wednesday from 2pm until 8 pm in the Community Room.

Giant Book Sale. Sat. August 12, 10:00 - 3PM. Checkout the new first editions section and the wonderfulcollection of Pre-owned books, CDs, videos and more.Events

Special Events for all children:Mariachi Magicians. Monday, August 7, 6:30-7:30.Rafael and Katia put on a lively show for a summerevening!Build a Cake Summer Reading Club culminationparty. Wednesday, August 9, 2-3 pm. Participantsreceive certificates, final prizes, and refreshments.

EDENDALE LIBRARY HAPPENINGSLibrary HoursMondays 12:30 pm 8:00 pmTuesdays 12:30 pm 5:30 pm

Wednesdays 12:30 pm 8:00 pmThursdays 12:30 pm 5:30 pmFridays 10:00 am 5:30 pmSaturdays 10:00 am 5:30 pmSundays CLOSED

Library AddressEdendale Branch Library

2011 W. Sunset Boulevard

Los Angeles, CA 90026Phone (213) 207-3000FAX (213) 207-309724 Hour Renewal: 888-577-LAPL

To build a stronger and a united neighborhoodin this time and age being prepared is essential toour community, our family and ourselves.

Darin Williams owner of Select Patrol hasbrought to us an important tool for us all todeveloped and utilize, with the backing of EPSA andSLSA we are bringing the C.E.R.T. TRAINING.

Participation is important so do sign-up.Contact Darin Williams at 323-644-1014 or

e-mail us at [email protected] name and address and contact number(s)

are needed.

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS COURSEAVAILABLEFOR FREE

Saturday Sept 2 Kids Path Computer ClassKids and parents will learn how to use the computers atthe Library for homework and for fun.Saturday. Sept 16 Mexican Independence Day Join usfor Mexican arts & crafts. Echo Park Branch, 1pm.

Mondays (Sept & Oct) Bilingual Storytime Call 213/250-7808. Echo Park Branch, 4pm.

Thursdays (Oct&Sept) Game Day Board & card games.Call 213/250-7808. Echo Park Branch, 4pm.

Tuesday, Oct 3, Music of Hawaii Join us with musicianMikaele McClellan and learn about the sounds andinstruments of HawaiiTuesday, Oct 31, Scary Storytime Join us for a specialHalloween story time. Echo Park Branch, 3pm.

To confirm program times and dates, Call 213/250-7808

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ECHO PARK LIBRARYMORE HAPPENINGS

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Disaster Preparedness taught by LAFD

Classes will be held at

Betty Plasencia Elementary School

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Training will be held in the auditorium

Date: Every Thursday from August 24 to October 5Time: 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Parking is available and lighted.

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It is a small investment of our time,

making a huge difference in our lives.


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SaturdaySpecial

TypicalHaitian

Food

Mon Sat11 am 7 pm

Sundays Group of 10or more byReservation Wood Burning Rotisserie

309 N. Glendale BlvdLos Angeles, CA 90026

www.tigeorgeschicken.comEmail: [email protected]

WWW.ECHOPARK.NETHas a new look

WWW.GEPENC.ORGWhats Happening with the

Greater Echo Park Elysian NC

rehabilitated. Williams Hall, a splendid and rare speci-men of Craftsman style meeting hall, has over 2,310square feet and has served as a community meetingroom loaned free of charge for decades. BosworthHall, comprised of 9,336 square feet leased severalyears ago to the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, origi-nally as an AIDS Hospice, is currently used for preven-tion and testing programs.

It is doubtful that any effort has been made by Bar-low to advertise what potential exists for creative re-use/rehabilitation there. Spearheaded by the CitizensCommittee to Save Elysian Park (CCSEP), concernedcommunity members have launched a campaign to getthe word out. If you would like to save Barlow Hospitalfrom tear-down development, save open space, savethe ambience of the entrance to Elysian Park, pleasesign and send the coupon below and/or call Council-member Reyes to tell him (213)485-3451.

(Continued from page 1)Historic Barlow Hospital

I want to: Save Barlow from Teardown development

Save Open Space

Save the ambience to the entrance to Elysian Park

Print Name _______________________

Signature _______________________

Address ________________________________Zip________________

Optional: Phone ______________Fax ________________Email _______________

Please mail to: CCSEP, 1403 Macbeth St., Los Angeles, Calif. 90026

MonThur 11am11pm Fri 11amMid Sat 8amMid Sun 8am 11pmBrunch served 8am3pm Saturday & SundayFree Delivery for Echo Park on $15 minimum order 1800 West Sunset Blvd 213.989.1558


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Central City Action Committee was at the LotusFestival this year. Did you see us? Did you purchaseanything from us? I hear were going to be there next

year also. What fun it was to see everyone despitethe hot temperatures and humidity. We brought fansfrom our offices so there was always a cool breezeinside our booth. It was a pleasure to see old friendsand new friends stop by our booth for somechitchat. Staff and many volunteers helped makethis years Lotus Festival a reality for us. I would liketo thank the following people for their expert helpSharon Lavendar, Angelica Bejar, Anna Perciado,Julie B (from TAIX), Rosanne (from TAIX) and all thekids who played a big part in the preparation of thisyears festival.

It appears to me that all the kids at CCAC like toplay basketball. Thanks to El Centro del Pueblo weare now in our 2nd league. This one is for older kids.Practice, practice, practice makes us perfect, wellalmost perfect. Cant say we didnt try. We have hadseveral almost wins so close that we know in thenear future we will have a BIG WIN!

Keep up the good work, coach Mike.

Thanks to a program with Los AngelesConservation Corps, we are able to refer five kids for

their summer youth program. These kids areassigned to our graffiti crews and will be earning awage for the rest of the summer. What a great

feeling it is to have money in your pocket when youstart school in the fall.

Let me tell you there is never a dull moment atCCAC. Since a lot of schools are changing to

traditional schools instead of year round, we areenrolling many new younger children. The 9 and 10year olds are really cute. They want to learneverything. Just last week, Noel and Ronald came to

me with a big problem. Seems there was leak in theceiling. They tried to put a trashcan under the leakbut when it started to come through in another spotthey came running to me. I sent them down to getbuckets and they diligently watched the leaks for anhour or so in case it came through in another area.They were so impressive. Another 10 year old, Pattyhelped me clean up the mess. This age group is upfor everything, they even like to read.

Of course CCAC has a few trips planned thissummer. The kids who are off want to go to HansenDam, Knotts, camping and the movies. Eating inrestaurants is high on their priority list of activities.

So we will have rummage sales and they will earnthe money for these trips.

Central City Action by Gloria

Did you watch "Godzilla" and "The Three Stooges"on top of the Citibank parking lot last month? Arounda hundred residents did, when the Echo Park Cham-ber of Commerce hosted its first "Movie Madness"event on June 25th. The outdoor show will be re-peated in August with a different slate of old-timemovies under the stars. All ticket sales benefited May-berry School's All Circle program, and the upcomingevent will benefit Central City Action Committee.

Our booth at the Lotus Festival boasted a colorfulnew banner featuring the Chamber's new slogan--"Eat,Shop, Play Echo Park". We gave out scores of bro-chures and members' advertising to folks at the festi-val--maybe you were one of the neighbors who

stopped by to wish us well!The Echo Park Chamber of Commerce is now

meeting regularly on the third Thursday of everymonth. Held at Taix Restaurant at 7:00 p.m., thesemeetings are open to the public. Members and guestshear from invited speakers such as Sandra Figueroaof El Centro Del Pueblo who gave a talk on July 20thabout her non-profit organization's activities.

Under interim President Mitchell Frank, theChamber is shooting to increase its membership by atleast a dozen businesses in the next month. For anapplication form, please call the Chamber's messageline at 213-630-3032.

by Susan Borden


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CAN THIS RELATIONSHIP BE SAVED? After fouryears in business, it looks like the Greater Echo ParkElysian Neighborhood Council is in danger of splittingup, or at least in two. Representatives of HistoricFilipinotown, which has five representatives andcovers a huge stretch of territory south of the 101Freeway, have been mounting a campaign to breakaway from Echo Parks neighborhood council.

City leaders renamed a vast stretch of areabetween Beverly Boulevard and the 101 Freeway asHistoric Filipinotown in 2002, taking in GlendaleBoulevard and other streets long considered part of

Echo Park. Historic Filipinotown is so big that itswestern edge goes all the way over to Hoover Street,where residents might have cause to wonder whattheyre doing in Echo Parks neighborhood council.

***One of Echo Parks most famous residents at

least, in intellectual circles is profiled in a newbook. Historian Carey McWilliams, who lived in EchoPark for six years before heading to New York to editThe Nation magazine, is the subject of AmericanProphet: The Life and Work of Carey McWilliams.McWilliams lived on Alvarado Street north of GlendaleBoulevard in the 1940s, writing two of his most

important works, California: The Great Exceptionand Southern California Country.

CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? The radio station onAlvarado Street continues to do its best to maketelephone calls almost impossible in some sectionsof Echo Park, piping in its broadcasts over phone

lines. Telephone repairmen have been making repeatvisits, yet say theres nothing they can do about thetowers.

Two accomplished Echo Park activists got a littleglory last month, receiving honors from CouncilmanEd Reyes at an unusual open-air meeting of the LosAngeles City Council. Maryanne Hayashi, the head ofthe youth-oriented non-profit Central City ActionCommittee, and meeting maven Isa Kae Meksin anoutspoken advocate if ever there was one wererecognized for their work in the community at acouncil meeting held outdoors in nearby MacArthurPark.

AFTER FIVE YEARS OF BATTY real estate prices,the Echo Park housing market may finally beginningto cool. Based on our highly unscientific scanning ofreal estate listings in the 90026, it looks like the tinyhouses and duplexes of Echo Park are staying on themarket longer much longer. One fix-n-flip on AvonStreet dropped in price by more than $100,000 to$749,000 -- even as it breathlessly promoted ofgranite countertops and Kitchen Aid appliances.

***Real estate agents arent the only ones confused

about where Silver Lake stops and Echo Park starts.The Downtown News recently identified the Brite Spotas a Silver Lake restaurant, despite its location oneblock from Echo Park Lake. The Los Angeles Timesput the Echo Park bars Short Stop and Little Joy inSilver Lake, and then misnamed the latter Lucky Joy.And as usual, the Times incorrectly said MackSennetts Keystone Studios which operated atGlendale Boulevard and Aaron Street -- were in SilverLake, not Echo Park.

Meanwhile, the lifestyle magazine Tu Ciudad

mentioning Echo Park four times, has a lengthyprofile of Gustavo Santaolalla, the Echo Park musicproducer who received an Oscar for his score ofBrokeback Mountain, and has produced albums forsuch artists as Caf Tacuba and Juanes.

***

Opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of the writers

and do not necessarily reflect the position of the Echo Park

Improvement Association

LOTUSPAD NOTESNEWSAND ITEMSOF INTERESTFROM ECHO PARK & ANGELINO HEIGHTS by E.P. Lagoso

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