Ask Silver Lake — If Silver Lake isn’t in the Eastside, Where is it?

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. INTRODUCTION On 5 February 2014, the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council considered a motion … Continue reading Ask Silver Lake — If Silver Lake isn’t in the Eastside, Where is it?

Los Angeles Linguistics Part 2: Regional Differences

Most metropolitan areas -- at least the ones I'm familiar with -- are divided both into neighborhoods and larger, multi-neighborhood administrative divisions or regions. Paris has its arrondissements, New York City its boroughs, Busan and Seoul have gu (๊ตฌ), Taipei has qลซ (ๅ€), St. Louis and New Orleans both have wards, Mexico City has municipios, and on. Their names vary, then, but the concept is generally the … Continue reading Los Angeles Linguistics Part 2: Regional Differences