April-May 2007 Echo Park Improvement Association newsletter Volume 14 Issue 2

ECHO PARK FARMER’S MARKET NOW OPEN UNTIL 8

by Rosie Betanzos

What better place to spend your Friday afternoon to Toddy, to their trade mark, the Sugar Cane Juice. Keep
early evening if not at the Echo Park Farmer’s Market. an eye out for their new line of products. Coming soon
You will find a variety of different vendors from fresh you will see frozen packages and Popsicles for those hot
produce brought directly from our farmers in California, days. What a treat we will be enjoying.
to delicious food, beautiful handmade crafts; home Residents of Echo Park, -Rey Koo and Robby Whitlaw,
grown herbs and remedies, creamy cheeses, honey, and are the owners of “Sugar Juice”. They started their
of course the rainbow of color and wonderfully scented business back in August 2006. They were inspired by a
freshly cut flowers – sweet peas. There’s even some sugar cane vendor at the Echo Park Lotus Festival. You
music if you like a little help with that shopping. And can find more on their story at
now the Market is open until 8. www.sugarcanejuice.org. Their determination and
One of our local vendors is “Sugar Juice”. They have values allowed them to start up a business that
a wide selection of refreshing drinks. From represented vitality, vitamins, stamina, low fat and
mouthwatering smoothies, a spike of energy — the Hot energy, with all natural ingredients which was what
gave them the passion to make
their dream into a reality. They
also do catering, events and
delivery. Contact number 213-
250-7588 or 818-512-0422.

Here Robby Whitlaw, Rey Koo, an unidentified Sugar Juice lover and our own 8
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.

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

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On the web at
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This is new for us and we will attempt to upload each
of our issues soon after going to press.

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FOUNDER OF COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CARE FACILITY PASSES

Louis Ziskind, founder of Gateways Hospital and In 1939 Ziskind joined the staff of the Jewish
Mental Care Center, died on March 9 of natural Committee for Personal Service, which was created
causes in Los Angeles; he was 98. Gateways, in 1921 to provide treatments and rehabilitation for
founded in 1953, changed the way in which mental Jewish inmates in penal and mental institutions. He
illness was viewed and treated. At that time mental promoted the idea of shorter stays in state hospitals,
illness was still a taboo topic. A stay in a state and proposed community mental health centers that
institution was an extremely long and isolating would provide
experience. Patients sometimes remained in the treatment while
facilities longer than necessary because they or their aiding patients in
families lacked the resources and support services to their transition
return them to the community. back into the
Ziskind envisioned mentally ill patient being mainstream.
treated in their own communities at “community His impetus for
mental health care” centers. Patients would be these changes
hospitalized for a short time, their illnesses treated were conver-
sations with his
brother, Dr.
Eugene Ziskind,
and his sister-in-
law, Dr. Esther
Somerfield-
Ziskind, both
psychiatrists in private practice,
and many years of practical
experience as a social worker
assisting the mentally ill. His
suggestions to the staff of state
hospitals were rejected as too
costly or unsuitable for state
hospital care. And, Ziskind
believed, they felt he was outside of
his area of competence.
Zuskind set out to create a
facility and had some support,
with new drug therapies and short-term including the influential Rabbi Edgar Magnin, but it
psychotherapy. The patients and their families took many years to convince others in the
would receive support in transitioning back to their organization that funded the Jewish Committee for
normal lives. They would continue to receive Personal Service.
outpatient psychiatric care. Gateways was founded
In 1953, the agency opened Gateways Hospital,
on that vision.
a 10-bed pilot project built on Hoover Street near
Ziskind was born on May 3, 1908 in Baltimore, Temple Street. In the following years, Gateways
Maryland, the third son of Lithuanian immigrants. opened its doors to non-Jewish patients. In October
He moved to Los Angeles with his family in 1923. 1961 Eleanor Roosevelt, widow of former President
He was a member of Belmont High School’s first Franklin D Roosevelt, dedicated the new hospital
graduating class and earned a bachelor’s degree in building in Echo Park on Effie Street.
education from USC in 1931 and a master’s in social
work in 1939.

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ECHO PARK CALENDAR

Event Date Location Comments
st
EPIA Meetings 1 Thursday, 7:00 pm Williams Hall at Barlow Call EPIA message phone for
May 3, June 7 Hospital, 2000 Stadium additional information.
Way in Elysian Park
EPIA Steering 2nd Monday, 7:15 pm Call (323) 882-4835 for Take an active part in EPIA.
Committee April 9, May14 location Join the Steering Committee
Meetings
Community 2nd Thursday, 2:00 pm LAPD Stop-In Center, Hosted by Echo Park Security
Safety Meeting April 12, May 10 Echo Park Avenue and Association. Call (323)666-
Sunset Boulevard 3228 for more info
Citizens 1st Wednesday, 7:00 pm Williams Hall at Barlow Call 213-666-9651 for meeting
Committee to May 2 , June 6 Hospital, 2000 Stadium location
Save Elysian Way in Elysian Park
Park
Echo Park 3rd Thursday, 7:00 pm and Taix Restaurant. Call 213-630-3032 for further
Chamber of every Wednesday 1:30 pm information.
Commerce
Greater Echo 4th Tuesday, 7 pm Logan Street School Call (213) 413-3196 for info or
Park Elysian April 24, May 22 Auditorium, 1711 W. visit www.GEPENC.org
Neighborhood Logan Street
Council Meeting
Edendale 2nd Wednesday, 7 pm Edendale Branch Library Join the library’s support group
Library Friends April 11, May 8, June 13 Community room and find out how you can help
Society 2011 W. Sunset Blvd. your neighborhood’s branch.
>=> ELFS <=<
Positive Energy 4th Wednesday, 6pm - Edendale Public Library - For more info : e-mail
Group of Echo 7:30pm April 25, May 23 2011 W. Sunset Blvd slsa@sbcglobal.net or our
Park and Silver blog http://slsa.blogspot.com
Lake Area
Deadline June Saturday, May 26, 2007 Send submissions to EPIA,
EPIAn ways Attn: EPIAn Ways Editor

SPECIAL EVENTS

Echo Park Thursday, May 17, 2007 Taix Restaurant. For more information, phone
Chamber of 7:00 p.m. 213-630-3032.
Commerce
Business-
Comunity Mixer
Lotus Festival July 13, 14, 15 Echo Park Lake

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POLICE CLEAN-UP
Police Emergency: Need Police Car 911 Abandoned Vehicles 1-800-222-6366
Spanish Line 213-928-8222 Cars Parked in Yards 1-888-524-2845
Narcotic Hotline 1-800-662-2878
Fire Hazards 1-310-412-5350
Child Abuse Hotline 1-800-540-4000
Hazardous Waste Disposal Information 1-800-988-6942
Police Non-Emergency 1-877-275-5273
Overflowing Dumpsters 310-412-5350
LAPD Air Support Division 213-485-2600
Parkway Maintenance 1-800-996-2489
RAMPART DIVISION Storm Drains 213-485-5391
Rampart Police Division Desk 213-485-4061
Trash and Bulky Item Pick Up 1-800-773-2489
Rampart Vice Unit 213-485-4080 FAX 213-847-2261
Rampart Division Watch Commander 213-485-4062 L. A. Fire Department Brush Clearance 818-374-1111
Senior Lead Officer Ford 213-793-0775
GRAFFITI RELATED ISSUES
Community Relations 213-847-1903 Central City Action Committee 213-241-0908
China Town Sub-Station 213-621-2344 Free Paint 1st District) 213-485-0763
NORTHEAST DIVISION Free Paint 13th District) 323-957-4500
Northeast Desk 213-485-2563
Northeast Report Unit 213-485-2563 CITIZEN COMPLAINTS
Department Building & Safety 888-524-2845
Senior Lead Officer Sonia Rimkunas 213-793-0760
Senior Lead Officer Al Polehonki 213-793-0763 Department of Health 1-800-427-8700
Northeast Detectives 213-485-2566 Department of Transportation 213-580-1177
Northeast Community Relations 213-485-2548 Department of Water & Power 800-342-5397
Northeast Gang Detail 213-847-4263 Parking Enforcement 866-869-2929
Northeast Youth Referral Program 213-847-3375 Loose/Stray Animals/Barking Dogs 888-452-7381
Northeast Records 213-485-2568 LA County Department of Consumer Affairs 213-974-1452
Release of Impounded Vehicles 213-485-2566
Legal Aid Client Referral 1-800- 399-4529
COMMUNITY SERVICES Operation Bright Lights 1-800- 303-5267
Copies of Crime and Traffic Reports 213-485-4193 Street Lighting Repairs 1-800- 303-5267
Concerned Citizens Echo Park/Youth 323-662-2081 Professional Helicopter Pilots Association 213-891-3636
Empowerment Council — CCEC/YEC
El Centro del Pueblo 213-483-6335 POLITICAL
Echo Park Library 213-250-7808 1st District Ed Reyes 213-485-3451
Echo Park Recreation Center 213-250-3578 13th District Eric Garcetti 323-957-4500
Echo Park Chamber of Commerce 213-630-3032 Congressman Xavier Becerra 213-483-1425
Dodger's Security 323-224-1363 Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard 213-628-9230
Dodger's Comunity Focus 323-224-2636
State Senator Gil Cedillo 213-612-9566
Dodger's Public Relations 323-224-1435
Assemblyperson Kevin de Leon 323-258-0450
Central City Action Committee 213-241-0908
LA County Supervisor Gloria Molina 213-974-4111
North Central Animal Shelter 213-847-1416
L.A City Department of Aging 800-834-4777 Mayor’s Office mayor@lacity.org 213-978-0600
Los Angeles City Information website www.lacity.org City Attorney, Rocky Delgadillo 213-847-8045

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ECHO PARK LIBRARY HAPPENINGS

LIBRARY COMPUTER CLASSES Library Hours
Computer Comfort
Thursday, 4pm, 4/10, 5/15 . Mondays 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
Learn to use the Library’s electronic catalog to search for Tuesdays 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm
materials, renew items, and place your own holds. Learn Wednesdays 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
the basics of surfing the Internet. Introduction to various Thursdays 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm
databases and search engines. For adults only. Fridays 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Familiarity with the keyboard and mouse is recommended Saturdays 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
but not mandatory. Reservations required. Please arrive Sundays CLOSED
10 minutes before class begins.
Library Address
Computer Class for Improving Your English
Echo Park Branch Library
Tuesday, 4pm, 4/17 , 5/8
1410 W. Temple Street
“Rosetta Stone” An introductory self-paced class to begin
or improve your English language skills. Computer Los Angeles CA 90026
experience is mandatory. Phone 213.250.7808
Introduction to Basic Web Design FAX 213.250.3744
Tuesday, 4pm 4/3, 5/22 World Wide Web Address
Learn about HTML codes to create a simple web page. http://www.lapl.org
Computer experience is mandatory. 24 Hour Renewal: 888-577-LAPL
EVENTS
Call (213) 250-7808 for information. JUST FOR TEENS
Ongoing
Echo Park Branch holds many teen activities and
programs, including film screenings, art workshops,
readings and skills-building activities. To learn about the
current schedule of events, call or email Wendy at
Who responds to your alarms?
(213) 250-7808 or wmcpher@lapl.org.
College Club
Experience does matter. Tuesdays, 4-6pm.
For high school students who want to go to college.
Topics covered during these informal sessions include
With so much at risk why take chances? financial aid options, how to choose a college, study skills,
and important things you should be doing NOW in high
Count on the experience of Select Patrol. school to get yourself into college. Refreshments always
served. Call Wendy for information at (213) 250-7808.

For more information about our 24 - hour FUN FOR KIDS

Knitting Club Tuesdays 4 - 5pm
alarm response service, call us today. 4/3, 4/10, 4/17, 4/24 , 5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22, 5/29
Game Day Thursdays 4 - 5pm 4/5, 4/12, 4/19, 4/26
Reading Club Wednesday 4pm 4/25 3 - 4pm
Mother Goose Storytime Tuesday
Select Patrol 5/1 2:30 - 3:30 PM
Mother’s Day Storytime Saturday 5/12 2:30—3:30pm
A superior level of service since 1984 Ice Cream Day Storytime Thursday 6/7 2:30 - 3:30pm
Art with LACMA Friday 5/18, 5/25, 6/01 4 - 5:30pm
Kids will learn about art from a local artist and create
something new each week
323.644.1014 Lic. PP0-9229 .
2150 W. Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, 90026 CA

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EDENDALE LIBRARY HAPPENINGS

Library Hours (starting March 1, 2007)
New! New! And New! Mondays 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Your Edendale Library has so much great news. The library Tuesdays 12 noon – 8:00 pm
has significantly extended hours, staff, and programming. Wednesdays 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
With these expanded hours we now have a larger staff, Thursdays 12 noon – 8:00 pm
including new Children’s Librarian, Christa, and new Young Fridays 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Adult Librarian, Shellie. Please come by and meet them and Saturdays 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
check out our new programming as well. All of the following Sundays CLOSED
programs are free!
Library Address
Every Tuesday morning Parent/Baby Fun and Story time
Edendale Branch Library
from 10:00-10:45am, especially for our little ones,
2011 W. Sunset Boulevard
12-36 months. There will be stories, rhymes, and Los Angeles, CA 90026
music. Phone (213) 207-3000
Every other Monday we have Family Story hour and FAX (213) 207-3097
crafts in the Community Room starting at 6:30pm. 24 Hour Renewal: 888-577-LAPL
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 And of course, the Edendale Library Friends Society (ELFS) is
children. at the library every Wednesday from 2-5pm with our celebrated
nd th
Free Yoga classes the 2 and 4 Mondays in the used book sales. Most of our books are 10 cents, so we have
community room from 6:30-7:30pm for adults. Wear something for everyone. We welcome all your donations with a
comfortable clothing and bring your own towel and/or tax write off, and we welcome your membership for a 50%
mat. discount off our collectibles. To join or donate, call Suzi Rogers
at 213-250-5208, or Sheila Anthony at 323-664-1388. Books
We have ongoing computer classes for adults every
can also be dropped off at the back door of the library anytime
Wednesday led by librarian, Nils. There are 6 different
during library hours.
classes 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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Chamber Chat By Susan Borden

1961 was a hopeful year. The conformist fifties The Chamber’s stated purposes include promoting
were over. A vibrant, youthful John F. Kennedy had the interests of business and property owners with
just been inaugurated as the 35th President of the “goodwill, publicity and advertising”, as well as
United States. Disneyland had been drawing visitors arranging “special events and celebrations, such as
from across the country to Anaheim for a mere six Spring and Fall sales” and encouraging good
years. In Los Angeles the man who brought the community relations.
Dodgers to Chavez Ravine, Mayor Norris Poulson, had Over the years the Chamber has done its best to
just been replaced by colorful, outspoken Sam Yorty, make the business district a welcoming place for
newly sworn in as the city’s 47th mayor. The Los residents. It’s put on parades for July Fourth and
Angeles Dodgers, winners of the 1959 World Series, Christmas-time, hung colored Christmas lights and
were playing ball to crowds of fans at the Los Angeles decorations along Sunset Boulevard, planted street
Coliseum while team owner Walter O’Malley waited trees, handed out scholarships to local students and
for Dodger Stadium’s completion. supported local sports leagues, among a long list of
In bustling Echo Park twenty-six hopeful activities.
businessmen decided to take their group, the Sunset The Chamber has championed many projects for
Business Association, to its next stage. On April 10th Echo Park’s business people, too. It’s worked and
1961 they incorporated as the Echo Park Chamber of lobbied for better parking, improved trash service,
Commerce with half of them named as directors of cleaner sidewalks, and crackdowns on illegal vendors
the new corporation. The new directors’ businesses and “swap-meets”. To counteract street crime, the
were spread out along Sunset Boulevard from 1572 Chamber raised funds for an Echo Park police stop-in
Sunset (near Portia Street) to 1927 Sunset. center. Year-in and year-out the Chamber initiates
Although the men whose names appear on that shopping incentive programs and publishes
1961 document are unknown to us today, the directories, newsletters and brochures for its
corporation they founded has played a role in Echo members.
Park life for nearly half a century. If those old-time merchants and businessmen
The forty-six year old incorporation documents could have looked forward almost five decades and
specify that the Chamber’s interest is in the “general seen their city today, I like to think they would still be
area of the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Echo as hopeful about the future as they must have been in
Park Avenue, extending one mile from the center of 1961.
this intersection in all directions” — more than three
square miles of big and small businesses, offices and The Chamber is still going strong under the leadership of President
residences. 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.

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Central City Action
Staff and youth of CCAC as always, has been
busy busy busy. The darkness of early evening has
been lifted so the kids can play outside later.
Believe me, they do not want to come back when we
go play dodge ball or all in the late afternoon.
Nancy Lissaman is still working diligently with
some of our kids in a weekly art class. At first, a few
kids balked at the idea of an art class but after a
little friendly persuasion they are actually enjoying
the class. The artistic creations that are adorning
our kitchen area are spectacular. From watercolor
designs on paper to sculptures using chicken wire
and wooden dowel rods, the pieces are unique. All
who participated are to be given special recognition
as we are planning to host an art show for the
community. Details we be made available in the
near future. Nancy also had an art showing of her
own downtown. Students from the art class
attended the show and were noticeable impressed
and amazed at Nancy’s artwork.
About six of our kids have been helping David
clean the median at Silverlake and the 101 FWY.
The six receive a stipend for their efforts. Speaking
of cleaning. Wasn’t that a great turnout for the Echo
Park cleanup? I know it was hard work for everyone
involved but the rewards surpassed stretch further.
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by Gloria
Hopefully all the tree wells along Sunset will be
sprouting flowers indigenous to California. A special
thanks to Susan Borden for helping us pull weeds.
We haven’t had many rummage sales but are
planning to have several in the next few weeks. We
will 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 to
Arrowhead for a few days. The center has a friend
with a chalet and hopefully the kids can play in the
snow? Well, maybe snow, maybe rain? Whatever
the conditions and weather might deal this happy
troop, they will surely have a good time.
Since a lot of the schools are changing back to
traditional schedules, we will have a lot of kids off in
the summer. Some of the kids will be working at
Dodger Stadium. For those younger kids we will
have a work program cleaning Sunset and hopefully
have other opportunities for them to make some
money.
Give us a wave when you drive by the center or
just stop by to see us. We love visits from the
community.
Message Phone (323) 882-4835
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LOTUS PAD NOTES

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

Daylight savings time is bringing us longer days kids, is down to just over 250. Mayberry Elementary
once again, and that means one thing: Sunlight at the is down to just over 400, and Logan Elementary
Echo Park Farmers Market! Until the time change, School is a little over 700 – down from 1,300 five
shoppers had been buying produce in the dark at the years ago!
weekly market, which is held in the public parking lot
on Echo Park Avenue, just south of Sunset Boulevard.
The Market’s hours have been extended to 8 pm
closing to allow use of that additional daylight.
Although the low-priced fruits and vegetables are
a treat, the market has brought two unexpected
pleasures to Echo Park – juicy rotisserie chickens for You've gotta wonder. What is the school district
$10 and fine walk-up Indian food. We just love the smoking? The district STILL insists on building a new
potato-ey goodness of the samosas, the spicy fried 875-seat elementary school six blocks from Logan, a
turnover-type things that sell for just $2 each. place where 100 students have disappeared every
WHILE THE FARMERS' MARKET IS PERKING UP, year for the last five years. The school is supposed to
there's also been a bit of activity further down Sunset go up on Alvarado just south of Sunset – that section
Boulevard, where nightclub owner Mitchell Frank has of our neighborhood where 50 families lost their
bought another bar. Frank, best known for his homes, all thanks to our fine school district.
involvement in Spaceland on Silver Lake Boulevard ***
and the Echo on Sunset, is one of the new owners of
SPEAKING OF DISAPPEARING FAMILIES, the
El Prado, the Mexican cowboy bar between Happy
Angelus Temple is making a play to demolish even
Tom and Par Paint.
more homes in Echo Park. The church, which is on
The place has been empty for weeks, with the north side of Echo Park Lake, went to the Los
workers constructing a new bar and exposing the Angeles City Building and Safety Department and
brick on the walls. No word on whether the name, or asked for permission to raze an eight-unit apartment
the cowboys, will get to stay. bungalow court on Glendale Boulevard, a duplex on
Lemoyne Street and another four-unit apartment on
Lemoyne. Meanwhile, some of the apartments owned
by Angelus Temple on Echo Park Avenue have also
been cleaned out.
So far, the building department hasn't given any
approval for the demolition. But Angelus Temple has
shown no signs of backing away from its big
ENROLLMENT IN OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS construction proposal – an enormous multi-story
continues to fall. The Los Angeles Unified School parking garage covering half a block.
District posted its latest figures the 2006-07 school ***
year, and they are making us gasp! Elysian Heights
Here's a happy development. The Echo Park
Elementary School, which once had more than 500
Boathouse got back its red tile roof! After years of
going bare, Los Angeles City Council member Eric
Garcetti's office scrounged up the cash to re-roof the
Opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of the writers 1932 Spanish-style boathouse. Park officials relit the
and do not necessarily reflect the position of the Echo Park lighthouse last year. Could a fresh coat of paint be
Improvement Association
next?

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