Echo Park is a neighborhood in the east-central region of Los Angeles, California.
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10 Facts About Echo Park
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Echo Park chose the name because of echoes he heard during the construction of Echo Park Lake in 1892.
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Echo Park Lake was identified as an impaired body of water in 2006, and the city allocated $64.
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Echo Park has been infamous as being a hot spot for gang activity.
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In 2013, a Los Angeles judge signed off on a permanent gang injunction aimed at six rival gangs in the Echo Park area, creating what authorities call a "safety zone" for the area.
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Echo Park has many rolling hills and valleys with a few flat areas like Echo Park Lake.
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Echo Park is flanked by Elysian Valley to the north and northeast, Elysian Park to the east, Chinatown and Downtown to the southeast, Westlake to the southwest and west, and Silver Lake to the northwest.
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Census data below for Echo Park is generally cited from only US Census District 1974.
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Originally built in the 1860s as a reservoir for drinking water, today Echo Park Lake is a Los Angeles icon that functions primarily as a detention basin in the city's storm drain system, while providing recreational benefits and wildlife habitat.
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Trendy Echo Park area, known as one of "the city's hippest neighborhoods", has many bars, night clubs, and restaurants.
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