Echo Park Lake with the Downtown Skyline Beyond (Heather Parlato/LAist ... Doheny (Photo courtesy of the Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection); Detail of 1902 Street Guide Map of Los ...

20 Photos View Slide Show › By Debra Kamin LOS ANGELES — Densely populated and unquestionably urban, Echo Park defies convention. Anchored by an eponymous lake dotted with swan boats and ...

Recently known as the Williamsburg of the West Coast, Echo Park is a highly dense and diverse neighborhood in Central Los Angeles ... its downtown skyline backdrop, and the palm trees are perfect.

A homeless encampment that took over a large swath of Echo Park for more than a ... whom insisted on their right to live in the park. Scores of Los Angeles police officers surrounded the park ...

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Echo Park's picturesque swan boats will be again available for rent Wednesday, as Echo Park reopens after a two-month park closure and cleanup. Wheel Fun rentals will begin ...

Fix Coffee, 2100 Echo Park Ave., (323) 284-8962, www.fixcoffeeco.com Lisa Boone is a features writer for the Los Angeles Times. Since 2003, she has covered home design, gardening, parenting ...