EPIAn Ways April-May 2007

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Echo Park Improvement Association

Meets at 7 p.m. the 1st Thursday of each Month

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

What better place to spend your Friday afternoon toearly evening if not at the Echo Park Farmer’s Market.

You will find a variety of different vendors from freshproduce brought directly from our farmers in California,to delicious food, beautiful handmade crafts; homegrown herbs and remedies, creamy cheeses, honey, andof course the rainbow of color and wonderfully scentedfreshly cut flowers – sweet peas. There’s even some

music if you like a little help with that shopping. Andnow the Market is open until 8.

One of our local vendors is ―Sugar Juice‖. They havea wide selection of refreshing drinks. Frommouthwatering smoothies, a spike of energy — the Hot

Toddy, to their trade mark, the Sugar Cane Juice. Keepan eye out for their new line of products. Coming soonyou will see frozen packages and Popsicles for those hotdays. What a treat we will be enjoying.

Residents of Echo Park, -Rey Koo and Robby Whitlaw,are the owners of ―Sugar Juice‖. They started theirbusiness back in August 2006. They were inspired by asugar cane vendor at the Echo Park Lotus Festival. Youc a n f i n d m o r e o n t h e i r s t o r y a twww.sugarcanejuice.org. Their determination and

values allowed them to start up a business thatrepresented vitality, vitamins, stamina, low fat andenergy, with all natural ingredients which was what

gave them the passion to maketheir dream into a reality. Theyalso do catering, events anddelivery. Contact number 213-250-7588 or 818-512-0422.

ECHO PARK FARMER’S MARKET NOW OPEN UNTIL 8

Here Robby Whitlaw, Rey Koo, an unidentified Sugar Juice lover and our own

Rampart Division SLO Louis Ford take a break for a photo op in front of Sugar

Juice booth at the Echo Park Farmer’s Market.

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by Rosie Betanzos

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Louis Ziskind, founder of Gateways Hospital and

Mental Care Center, died on March 9 of naturalcauses in Los Angeles; he was 98. Gateways,founded in 1953, changed the way in which mentalillness was viewed and treated. At that time mentalillness was still a taboo topic. A stay in a stateinstitution was an extremely long and isolatingexperience. Patients sometimes remained in thefacilities longer than necessary because they or theirfamilies lacked the resources and support services toreturn them to the community.

Ziskind envisioned mentally ill patient beingtreated in their own communities at ―communitymental health care‖ centers. Patients would be

hospitalized for a short time, their illnesses treated

with new drug therapies and short-termpsychotherapy. The patients and their familieswould receive support in transitioning back to theirnormal lives. They would continue to receiveoutpatient psychiatric care. Gateways was founded

on that vision.Ziskind was born on May 3, 1908 in Baltimore,

Maryland, the third son of Lithuanian immigrants.He moved to Los Angeles with his family in 1923.He was a member of Belmont High School’s firstgraduating class and earned a bachelor’s degree in

education from USC in 1931 and a master’s in socialwork in 1939.

In 1939 Ziskind joined the staff of the Jewish

Committee for Personal Service, which was createdin 1921 to provide treatments and rehabilitation forJewish inmates in penal and mental institutions. Hepromoted the idea of shorter stays in state hospitals,and proposed community mental health centers that

would providetreatment whileaiding patients intheir transitionback into themainstream.

His impetus forthese changes

we re conve r -sations with hisb r o t h e r , D r .Eugene Ziskind,and his sister-in-law, Dr. EstherS o m e r f i e l d -Ziskind, both

psychiatrists in private practice,and many years of practicalexperience as a social workerassisting the mentally ill. His

suggestions to the staff of statehospitals were rejected as toocostly or unsuitable for statehospital care. And, Ziskindbelieved, they felt he was outside ofhis area of competence.

Zuskind set out to create afacility and had some support,

including the influential Rabbi Edgar Magnin, but ittook many years to convince others in theorganization that funded the Jewish Committee forPersonal Service.

In 1953, the agency opened Gateways Hospital,a 10-bed pilot project built on Hoover Street nearTemple Street. In the following years, Gatewaysopened its doors to non-Jewish patients. In October1961 Eleanor Roosevelt, widow of former PresidentFranklin D Roosevelt, dedicated the new hospitalbuilding in Echo Park on Effie Street.

FOUNDER OF COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY PASSES



ECHO PARK CALENDAR

Event Date Location Comments

EPIA Meetings 1st

Thursday, 7:00 pm May 3, June 7 Williams Hall at BarlowHospital, 2000 StadiumWay in Elysian Park

Call EPIA message phone for additional information.

EPIA SteeringCommittee Meetings

2nd

Monday, 7:15 pm April 9, May14

Call (323) 882-4835 for location

Take an active part in EPIA.Join the Steering Committee

Community Safety Meeting

2nd

Thursday, 2:00 pm April 12, May 10

LAPD Stop-In Center,Echo Park Avenue andSunset Boulevard

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

CitizensCommittee toSave ElysianPark

1st Wednesday, 7:00 pm May 2 , June 6

Williams Hall at BarlowHospital, 2000 StadiumWay in Elysian Park

Call 213-666-9651 for meetinglocation

Echo ParkChamber of Commerce

3rd Thursday, 7:00 pm andevery Wednesday 1:30 pm

Taix Restaurant. Call 213-630-3032 for further information.

Greater EchoPark ElysianNeighborhoodCouncil Meeting

4th Tuesday, 7 pm April 24, May 22

Logan Street SchoolAuditorium, 1711 W.Logan Street

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

EdendaleLibrary FriendsSociety

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2nd

Wednesday, 7 pm April 11, May 8, June 13

Edendale Branch LibraryCommunity room 2011 W. Sunset Blvd.

Join the library’s support groupand find out how you can helpyour neighborhood’s branch.

Positive EnergyGroup of EchoPark and Silver Lake Area

4th Wednesday, 6pm -7:30pm April 25, May 23

Edendale Public Library -2011 W. Sunset Blvd

For more info : [email protected] or our blog http://slsa.blogspot.com

Deadline June EPIAn ways

Saturday, May 26, 2007 Send submissions to EPIA,Attn: EPIAn Ways Editor

Echo Park

Chamber of CommerceBusiness-Comunity Mixer

Thursday, May 17, 2007

7:00 p.m.

Taix Restaurant. For more information, phone

213-630-3032.

Lotus Festival July 13, 14, 15 Echo Park Lake

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LIBRARY COMPUTER CLASSES Computer ComfortThursday, 4pm, 4/10, 5/15 .Learn to use the Library’s electronic catalog to search for materials, 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, 4pm, 4/17 , 5/8

―Rosetta Stone‖ An introductory self -paced class to beginor improve your English language skills. Computer experience is mandatory.

Introduction to Basic Web Design Tuesday, 4pm 4/3, 5/22Learn about HTML codes to create a simple web page.Computer experience is mandatory.

EVENTS Call (213) 250-7808 for information. JUST FOR TEENS

OngoingEcho Park Branch holds many teen activities andprograms, 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 or [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.

FUN FOR KIDS Knitting Club Tuesdays 4 - 5pm4/3, 4/10, 4/17, 4/24 , 5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22, 5/29Game Day Thursdays 4 - 5pm 4/5, 4/12, 4/19, 4/26

Reading Club Wednesday 4pm 4/25 3 - 4pmMother Goose Storytime Tuesday5/1 2:30 - 3:30 PMMother’s Day Storytime Saturday 5/12 2:30—3:30pmIce Cream Day Storytime Thursday 6/7 2:30 - 3:30pm Art with LACMA Friday 5/18, 5/25, 6/01 4 - 5:30pmKids will learn about art from a local artist and createsomething new each week .

ECHO P ARK LIBRARY H APPENINGS Library Hours

Mondays 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 Address

Echo Park Branch Library

1410 W. Temple Street

Los Angeles CA 90026Phone 213.250.7808

FAX 213.250.3744 World Wide Web Address

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24 Hour Renewal: 888-577-LAPL

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New! New! And New!Your Edendale Library has so much great news. The libraryhas significantly extended hours, staff, and programming.

With these expanded hours we now have a larger staff,

including new Children’s Librarian, Christa, and new Young

Adult Librarian, Shellie. Please come by and meet them and

check out our new programming as well. All of the following

programs are free!

Every Tuesday morning Parent/Baby Fun and Story time

from 10:00-10:45am, especially for our little ones,

12-36 months. There will be stories, rhymes, and

music.

Every other Monday we have Family Story hour and

crafts in the Community Room starting at 6:30pm.

This is appropriate for all ages.

Every Monday from 4:00-5:00 pm museum staff from

LACMA is here for art classes for elementary age

children.

Free Yoga classes the 2nd

and 4th

Mondays in the

community room from 6:30-7:30pm for adults. Wear

comfortable clothing and bring your own towel and/

or mat.

We have ongoing computer classes for adults every

Wednesday led by librarian, Nils. There are 6 differentclasses covering the use of computers, e-mail, and

the internet. Call the library for the hours of these

classes.

Our Book Club meets the 3rd

Monday of each month, 6:30-

7:30, in the Community Room, and discusses a

different book each month. The April book will be

John Adams by David McCullough. Several books have

been reserved in the library for the club.

Our very successful and much talked about knitting club is

on-going for all ages meets 4:00pm Tuesday in the

Community Room. Just bring your enthusiasm.

Librarian, Langdon, even has yarn and needles!

Beginners are welcome.

We are already preparing for our Summer Reading

Program which will start in June, and we have a series

of summer concerts planned.

Call the library for more details on all these programs, 213

-207-3000, and speak with any librarian.

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And of course, the Edendale Library Friends Society (ELFS) is

at the library every Wednesday from 2-5pm with our

celebrated used book sales. Most of our books are 10 cents,

so we have something for everyone. We welcome all your

donations with a tax write off, and we welcome your

membership for a 50% discount off our collectibles. To join or

donate, call Suzi Rogers at 213-250-5208, or Sheila Anthony at

323-664-1388. Books can also be dropped off at the back door

of the library anytime during library hours.

EDENDALE LIBRARY H APPENINGS Library Hours (starting March 1, 2007) Mondays 10:00 am – 8:00 pm

Tuesdays 12 noon – 8:00 pmWednesdays 10:00 am – 8:00 pmThursdays 12 noon – 8:00 pmFridays 10:00 am – 6:00 pmSaturdays 10:00 am – 6:00 pmSundays CLOSED

Library Address

Edendale Branch Library

2011 W. Sunset Boulevard

Los Angeles, CA 90026

Phone (213) 207-3000

FAX (213) 207-3097

24 Hour Renewal: 888-577-LAPL



Mon–Thur 11am–11pm • Fri 11am–Mid • Sat 8am–Mid • Sun 8am– 11pm Brunch served 8am–3pm Saturday & Sunday

Free Delivery for Echo Park on $15 minimum order 1800 West Sunset Blvd • 213.989.1558

1961 was a hopeful year. The conformist fiftieswere over. A vibrant, youthful John F. Kennedy had

just been inaugurated as the 35th President of theUnited States. Disneyland had been drawing visitorsfrom across the country to Anaheim for a mere sixyears. In Los Angeles the man who brought theDodgers to Chavez Ravine, Mayor Norris Poulson, hadjust been replaced by colorful, outspoken Sam Yorty,newly sworn in as the city’s 47th mayor. The LosAngeles Dodgers, winners of the 1959 World Series,were playing ball to crowds of fans at the Los AngelesColiseum while team owner Walter O’Malley waitedfor Dodger Stadium’s completion.

In bustling Echo Park twenty-six hopeful

businessmen decided to take their group, the SunsetBusiness Association, to its next stage. On April 10th 1961 they incorporated as the Echo Park Chamber ofCommerce with half of them named as directors ofthe new corporation. The new directors’ businesseswere spread out along Sunset Boulevard from 1572Sunset (near Portia Street) to 1927 Sunset.

Although the men whose names appear on that1961 document are unknown to us today, thecorporation they founded has played a role in EchoPark life for nearly half a century.

The forty-six year old incorporation documents

specify that the Chamber’s interest is in the ―generalarea of the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and EchoPark Avenue, extending one mile from the center ofthis intersection in all directions‖ — more than threesquare miles of big and small businesses, offices andresidences.

The Chamber’s stated purposes include promotingthe interests of business and property owners with

―goodwill, publicity and advertising‖, as well asarranging ―special events and celebrations, such asSpring and Fall sales‖ and encouraging goodcommunity relations.

Over the years the Chamber has done its best tomake the business district a welcoming place forresidents. It’s put on parades for July Fourth andChristmas-time, hung colored Christmas lights anddecorations along Sunset Boulevard, planted streettrees, handed out scholarships to local students andsupported local sports leagues, among a long list ofactivities.

The Chamber has championed many projects forEcho Park’s business people, too. It’s worked andlobbied for better parking, improved trash service,cleaner sidewalks, and crackdowns on illegal vendorsand ―swap-meets‖. To counteract street crime, theChamber raised funds for an Echo Park police stop-incenter. Year-in and year-out the Chamber initiatesshopping incentive programs and publishesdirectories, newsletters and brochures for itsmembers.

If those old-time merchants and businessmencould have looked forward almost five decades and

seen their city today, I like to think they would still beas hopeful about the future as they must have been in1961.

The Chamber is still going strong under the leadership of President Mitchell Frank, of The Echo nightclub. General meetings are held monthly and the board meets weekly. For more information and to

join, call 213-630-3032 or visit www.echoparkchamber.com.

By Susan Borden



Staff and youth of CCAC as always, has beenbusy busy busy. The darkness of early evening hasbeen lifted so the kids can play outside later.

Believe me, they do not want to come back when wego play dodge ball or all in the late afternoon.

Nancy Lissaman is still working diligently withsome of our kids in a weekly art class. At first, a fewkids balked at the idea of an art class but after alittle friendly persuasion they are actually enjoyingthe class. The artistic creations that are adorningour kitchen area are spectacular. From watercolordesigns on paper to sculptures using chicken wireand wooden dowel rods, the pieces are unique. Allwho participated are to be given special recognitionas we are planning to host an art show for the

community. Details we be made available in thenear future. Nancy also had an art showing of herown downtown. Students from the art classattended the show and were noticeable impressedand amazed at Nancy’s artwork.

About six of our kids have been helping Davidclean the median at Silverlake and the 101 FWY.The six receive a stipend for their efforts. Speakingof cleaning. Wasn’t that a great turnout for the EchoPark cleanup? I know it was hard work for everyoneinvolved but the rewards surpassed stretch further.

Hopefully all the tree wells along Sunset will besprouting flowers indigenous to California. A specialthanks to Susan Borden for helping us pull weeds.

We haven’t had many rummage sales but areplanning to have several in the next few weeks. Wewill be selling Easter baskets filled with items to

please any little Easter Bunny.During the Easter break, Maryanne, Sam and

Miguel will be taking about 10-12 kids up toArrowhead for a few days. The center has a friendwith a chalet and hopefully the kids can play in thesnow? Well, maybe snow, maybe rain? Whateverthe conditions and weather might deal this happytroop, they will surely have a good time.

Since a lot of the schools are changing back totraditional schedules, we will have a lot of kids off inthe summer. Some of the kids will be working atDodger Stadium. For those younger kids we willhave a work program cleaning Sunset and hopefullyhave other opportunities for them to make somemoney.

Give us a wave when you drive by the center orjust stop by to see us. We love visits from thecommunity.

Central City Action by Gloria



Daylight savings time is bringing us longer daysonce again, and that means one thing: Sunlight at theEcho Park Farmers Market! Until the time change,shoppers had been buying produce in the dark at theweekly market, which is held in the public parking loton Echo Park Avenue, just south of Sunset Boulevard.The Market’s hours have been extended to 8 pmclosing to allow use of that additional daylight.

Although the low-priced fruits and vegetables area treat, the market has brought two unexpectedpleasures to Echo Park – juicy rotisserie chickens for$10 and fine walk-up Indian food. We just love thepotato-ey goodness of the samosas, the spicy friedturnover-type things that sell for just $2 each.

WHILE THE FARMERS' MARKET IS PERKING UP,there's also been a bit of activity further down SunsetBoulevard, where nightclub owner Mitchell Frank hasbought another bar. Frank, best known for hisinvolvement in Spaceland on Silver Lake Boulevardand the Echo on Sunset, is one of the new owners ofEl Prado, the Mexican cowboy bar between HappyTom and Par Paint.

The place has been empty for weeks, withworkers constructing a new bar and exposing the

brick on the walls. No word on whether the name, orthe cowboys, will get to stay.

ENROLLMENT IN OUR LOCAL SCHOOLScontinues to fall. The Los Angeles Unified SchoolDistrict posted its latest figures the 2006-07 school

year, and they are making us gasp! Elysian HeightsElementary School, which once had more than 500

kids, is down to just over 250. Mayberry Elementaryis down to just over 400, and Logan ElementarySchool is a little over 700 – down from 1,300 fiveyears ago!

You've gotta wonder. What is the school districtsmoking? The district STILL insists on building a new875-seat elementary school six blocks from Logan, aplace where 100 students have disappeared everyyear for the last five years. The school is supposed togo up on Alvarado just south of Sunset – that sectionof our neighborhood where 50 families lost theirhomes, all thanks to our fine school district.

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SPEAKING OF DISAPPEARING FAMILIES, theAngelus Temple is making a play to demolish evenmore homes in Echo Park. The church, which is onthe north side of Echo Park Lake, went to the LosAngeles City Building and Safety Department andasked for permission to raze an eight-unit apartmentbungalow court on Glendale Boulevard, a duplex onLemoyne Street and another four-unit apartment onLemoyne. Meanwhile, some of the apartments ownedby Angelus Temple on Echo Park Avenue have alsobeen cleaned out.

So far, the building department hasn't given anyapproval for the demolition. But Angelus Temple hasshown no signs of backing away from its bigconstruction proposal – an enormous multi-storyparking garage covering half a block.

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Here's a happy development. The Echo ParkBoathouse got back its red tile roof! After years ofgoing bare, Los Angeles City Council member EricGarcetti's office scrounged up the cash to re-roof the1932 Spanish-style boathouse. Park officials relit thelighthouse last year. Could a fresh coat of paint benext?

Opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of the writers

and do not necessarily reflect the position of the Echo Park

Improvement Association

LOTUS PAD NOTES NEWS AND ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ECHO PARK & ANGELINO HEIGHTS by E.P. Lagoso

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