The Neighborhood Guide to Echo Park

I have called Echo Park my home for nearly a year and a half. After spending an unhappy year in a hardly-walkable area of Los Angeles's Mid City, I decided to move to the east side neighborhood. I felt desperate to find an apartment from which I could stroll to the nearest restaurant, bar, or bookstore. Thankfully, I found that in Echo Park. I like the neighborhood not only for the walkability, but for the creative energy. There's always a show going on down the street at The Echo, or a new inde...