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Ask Silver Lake โ€“ Crestmount

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This piece was originally written for โ€œAsk Silver Lake.โ€ โ€œAsk Silver Lakeโ€ is dedicated to exploring the history and insights of our community. If you have questions or ideas youโ€™d like us to consider, please drop a comment or send them to outreach@silverlakenc.org. Silver Lake is home to several historic hilltop estates. A couple -- Frank Garbutt's Garbutt … Continue reading Ask Silver Lake โ€“ Crestmount

Ask Silver Lake โ€“ Silver Lakeโ€™s Original Libraries

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This piece was originally written for โ€œAsk Silver Lake.โ€ โ€œAsk Silver Lakeโ€ is dedicated to exploring the history and insights of our community. If you have questions or ideas youโ€™d like us to consider, please drop a comment or send them to outreach@silverlakenc.org. The Silver Lake Branch Library, temporarily closed All the best Silver Lakers know and love … Continue reading Ask Silver Lake โ€“ Silver Lakeโ€™s Original Libraries

Ask Silver Lake — Live Music Venues of Silver Lake, Present and Past

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This piece was originally written for โ€œAsk Silver Lake.โ€ โ€œAsk Silver Lakeโ€ is dedicated to exploring the history and insights of our community. If you have questions or ideas youโ€™d like us to consider, please drop a comment or send them to outreach@silverlakenc.org. When you think of Los Angeles communities known for their famous music … Continue reading Ask Silver Lake — Live Music Venues of Silver Lake, Present and Past

Ask Silver Lake — Radio Silver Lake

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This piece was originally written for โ€œAsk Silver Lake.โ€ โ€œAsk Silver Lakeโ€ is dedicated to exploring the history and insights of our community. If you have questions or ideas youโ€™d like us to consider, please drop a comment or send them to outreach@silverlakenc.org. Silver Lake's connection to music runs almost as deep as its well-known ties … Continue reading Ask Silver Lake — Radio Silver Lake

Ask Silver Lake โ€“ The Reservoir Fence & the History of Reservoir Access and Advocacy

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This piece was originally written for โ€œAsk Silver Lake.โ€ "Ask Silver Lake" is dedicated to exploring the history and insights of our community. If you have questions or ideas youโ€™d like us to consider, please drop a comment or send them to outreach@silverlakenc.org. INTRODUCTION Summer is here. As we now embrace (or brace ourselves for … Continue reading Ask Silver Lake โ€“ The Reservoir Fence & the History of Reservoir Access and Advocacy

Ask Silver Lake — The London Street Garden

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This article was written for the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council feature, "Ask Silver Lake." โ€œAsk Silver Lakeโ€ is dedicated to exploring the history and insights of our community. If you have questions or ideas you'd like us to consider, please drop a comment or send them to outreach@silverlakenc.org. Los Angeles is widely known for its … Continue reading Ask Silver Lake — The London Street Garden

Ask Silver Lake — The Garbutt House

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This article was written for the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council's โ€œAsk Silver Lake.โ€ "Ask Silver Lake" is dedicated to exploring the history and insights of our community. If you have questions or ideas youโ€™d like us to consider, please drop a comment or send them to outreach@silverlakenc.org. This edition is about the Garbutt House, as … Continue reading Ask Silver Lake — The Garbutt House

Ask Silver Lake — Silver Lake’s Mass Transit History

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Map depicting Metro routes (in orange) in Silver Lake (Neighborhood Council borders -- Source: Pendersleigh & Sons Cartography) "Ask Silver Lakeโ€ is dedicated to exploring the history and insights of our community. If you have questions or ideas youโ€™d like us to consider, please drop a comment or send them to outreach@silverlakenc.org. โฆโฆโฆ If youโ€™re … Continue reading Ask Silver Lake — Silver Lake’s Mass Transit History

Ask Silver Lake — Silver Lake’s Historic Film Studios

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The following was first published by the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council as part of it's "Ask Silver Lake" column. "Ask Silver Lake" is dedicated to exploring the history of our community. If you have questions or ideas you'd like us to consider, please send them to outreach@silverlakenc.org. Selig Polyscope in Edendale, 1910 We've received a … Continue reading Ask Silver Lake — Silver Lake’s Historic Film Studios

Ask Silver Lake — Music Box Steps Day and Silver Lake’s Stair Stars of the Silver Screen

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Thanks, in large part, to its proximity to many early film studios โ€“ Silver Lake has been home to numerous film stars since at least the 1910s. Not all of those stars were human. There was, for example, Tom Mixโ€™s horse, Old Blue, who is rumored to be buried underneath the parking lot in front … Continue reading Ask Silver Lake — Music Box Steps Day and Silver Lake’s Stair Stars of the Silver Screen