Elysian Heights, Los Angeles, California
Encyclopedia
Elysian Heights is a neighborhood within Echo Park
in Los Angeles, California
, in the United States
.
It is part of the Echo Park - Elysian Park
area. Before the Glendale Freeway was built, it was also part of the neighborhood known as Edendale.
Elysian Heights is served by Elysian Heights Elementary school. The author Beverly Mason was principal there for many years, and Toshi Ito, the mother of noted judge Lance Ito
, taught kindergarten and 1st grade there for many years as well.
Since the teens, Elysian Heights, along with Edendale has been home to many of the counter-culture, political radicals, artists, writers, architects and filmmakers. The children of many progressives attended school there during the 30s,40s and 50s. Many architecturally notable and historic homes can be found in the hills of Elysian Heights, such as the Ross House (Al Nozaki the famed film art director who designed the Martian War Machines for George Pal
's The War of the Worlds
lived here during the 50s and 60s), the Paul Landacre
House, the Klock House, the Judd-Atwater bungalows, the Harwell Hamilton house, Rudolph Shindler Southhall house, the Carey McWilliams
home, the Estelle Lawton Lindsay home, the Philip Dike home, the 1906 Edendale water tank, and the Volunteer Fire House, to name a few.
Elysian Heights was also home to "Room 8
the Cat", at one time the most famous cat in America.
on the northwest, Elysian Valley
on the northeast.
The area is mostly residential, with houses set on the northern hills of Echo Park proper.
Elysian Heights is largely within the ZIP code
of 90026.
Echo Park, Los Angeles, California
Echo Park is a hilly neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, northwest of Downtown Los Angeles and southeast of Hollywood.-History:At the end of the 19th century, when the hills were still covered with native vegetation, a horse-drawn streetcar line served the dirt road that is now Echo Park Avenue...
in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
It is part of the Echo Park - Elysian Park
Elysian Park, Los Angeles, California
Elysian Park is a park and adjacent neighborhood in the City of Los Angeles, California.Encompassing Chavez Ravine where Dodger Stadium is located, Elysian Park is mostly a hillside community that is also home to the Los Angeles Police Academy....
area. Before the Glendale Freeway was built, it was also part of the neighborhood known as Edendale.
Elysian Heights is served by Elysian Heights Elementary school. The author Beverly Mason was principal there for many years, and Toshi Ito, the mother of noted judge Lance Ito
Lance Ito
Lance Allan Ito is an American Los Angeles County Superior Court judge, best known for his presiding decision during the O. J. Simpson murder trial. He currently hears felony criminal cases at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center.-Early life and career:Ito was born to Jim and Toshi Ito...
, taught kindergarten and 1st grade there for many years as well.
Since the teens, Elysian Heights, along with Edendale has been home to many of the counter-culture, political radicals, artists, writers, architects and filmmakers. The children of many progressives attended school there during the 30s,40s and 50s. Many architecturally notable and historic homes can be found in the hills of Elysian Heights, such as the Ross House (Al Nozaki the famed film art director who designed the Martian War Machines for George Pal
George Pál
George Pal , born György Pál Marczincsak, was a Hungarian-born American animator and film producer, principally associated with the science fiction genre...
's The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds (1953 film)
The War of the Worlds is a 1953 science fiction film starring Gene Barry and Ann Robinson. It was the first on-screen loose adaptation of the H. G. Wells classic novel of the same name...
lived here during the 50s and 60s), the Paul Landacre
Paul Landacre
Paul Hambleton Landacre was one of the outstanding printmakers of the modern era. His distinguished body of work was largely responsible for elevating the wood engraving to an art form in twentieth-century America...
House, the Klock House, the Judd-Atwater bungalows, the Harwell Hamilton house, Rudolph Shindler Southhall house, the Carey McWilliams
Carey McWilliams (journalist)
Carey McWilliams was an American author, editor, and lawyer. He is best known for his writings about social issues in California, including the condition of migrant farm workers and the internment of Japanese Americans in concentration camps during World War II...
home, the Estelle Lawton Lindsay home, the Philip Dike home, the 1906 Edendale water tank, and the Volunteer Fire House, to name a few.
Elysian Heights was also home to "Room 8
Room 8
Room 8 was a neighborhood cat that wandered into a classroom at Elysian Heights Elementary School, Echo Park, California. He would live in the school during the school year and then disappear for the summer, returning when classes started again....
the Cat", at one time the most famous cat in America.
Geography
Elysian Heights rest within Echo park and borders Silver LakeSilver Lake, Los Angeles, California
Silver Lake is a hilly neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles, California east of Hollywood and northwest of Downtown Los Angeles. Silver Lake is inhabited by a wide variety of ethnic and socioeconomic groups, but it is best known as an eclectic gathering of hipsters and the creative class.The...
on the northwest, Elysian Valley
Elysian Valley, Los Angeles, California
Elysian Valley is a small bedroom community of the City of Los Angeles, California.It is part of the Elysian Park-Silver Lake area.-History:...
on the northeast.
The area is mostly residential, with houses set on the northern hills of Echo Park proper.
Elysian Heights is largely within the ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
of 90026.