This article was written for the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council's โAsk Silver Lake.โ "Ask Silver Lake" is dedicated to exploring the history and insights of our community. If you have questions or ideas youโd 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
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Ask Silver Lake — Silver Lake’s Mass Transit History
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 youโd like us to consider, please drop a comment or send them to outreach@silverlakenc.org. โฆโฆโฆ If youโre … Continue reading Ask Silver Lake — Silver Lake’s Mass Transit History
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Nobody Drives in LA — Silver Lake Walks
I'm leading a series of walks in Silver Lake called... "Silver Lake Walks." The idea came from the Silver Lake Branch Library's Friends of the Silver Lake Library and the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council's Outreach Committee. I've created six walks that touch upon architecture, civil rights, film history, and more. Each of these walks is … Continue reading Nobody Drives in LA — Silver Lake Walks
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Ask Silver Lake — Music Box Steps Day and Silver Lake’s Stair Stars of the Silver Screen
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 Mixโs 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
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Ask Silver Lake โ LAFD Station No. 56
The following article was written for the Silver Lake Neighborhood Councilโs โAsk Silver Lakeโ series โ โAsk Silver Lakeโ is dedicated to exploring the history and insights of our community. If you have questions or ideas youโd like us to consider, please drop a comment or send them to outreach@silverlakenc.org.โ For the sake of full disclosure, this month's … Continue reading Ask Silver Lake โ LAFD Station No. 56
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Ask Silver Lake — Silver Lake’s Bungalow Courts
The following article was written for the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council's "Ask Silver Lake" series -- โAsk Silver Lakeโ is dedicated to exploring the history and insights of our community. If you have questions or ideas youโd like us to consider, please drop a comment or send them to outreach@silverlakenc.org.' Jose in front of 1420 … Continue reading Ask Silver Lake — Silver Lake’s Bungalow Courts
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Ask Silver Lake — The Mattachine Steps and… the Julian Eltinge Steps
What follows is my latest "Ask Silver Lake" for the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council's newsletter (with a few different images). If you have any questions about Silver Lake, leave them in the comments and I'll add them to the list. I'll list the current topic list after the post. ASK SILVER LAKE โ THE MATTACHINE … Continue reading Ask Silver Lake — The Mattachine Steps and… the Julian Eltinge Steps
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Ask Silver Lake — Sunset Junction, What’s Your Function?
NOTE: a version of this piece was written for the Silver Lake Neighborhood Councilโs โAsk Silver Lakeโ column. โAsk Silver Lakeโ is dedicated to exploring the history and insights of our community. If you have questions or ideas youโd like us to consider, please drop a comment or send them to outreach@silverlakenc.org.โ Like most large neighborhoods, Silver Lake is … Continue reading Ask Silver Lake — Sunset Junction, What’s Your Function?
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Change in Store — Silver Lake’s 99 Cents Only Store Will Soon Be No More
NOTE: a version of this piece was written for the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council's "Ask Silver Lake" column. โAsk Silver Lakeโ is dedicated to exploring the history and insights of our community. If you have questions or ideas youโd like us to consider, please drop a comment or send them to outreach@silverlakenc.org.' On April 5th, it … Continue reading Change in Store — Silver Lake’s 99 Cents Only Store Will Soon Be No More
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Nobody Drives in LA — The Ostrich Farm Railway
THE OSTRICH FARM RAILWAY Detail of Map of the City of Los Angeles, 1887, depicting the route of the Ostrich Farm Railway [Note: This essay was written for and originally appeared in the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council newsletter] Today Silver Lake is, by most accounts, moderately well served by mass transit. The website, Walk Score, … Continue reading Nobody Drives in LA — The Ostrich Farm Railway
Eric Brightwell 