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Echo Park – a “Top 10 Great Neighborhood” Rich in History
 
Historic architecture, breathtaking hillside topography, pedestrian friendly streets, and engaged residents all contributed to Echo Park’s American Planning Association designation as one of 2008′s Top 10 Great Neighborhoods. Originally part of Edendale prior to the construction of the park itself, Echo Park is rich in both history and diversity of population. The community has been and is home to wealthy businessmen, working class families, budding artists, musicians, and writers of all races and ethnic backgrounds.
Red Gulch and Red Hill Prior to World War I, the Echo Park hillside near Elysian Park  became home to a large population of Socialists, Communists, and other progressive radicals.
At that time, the area earned the nicknames Red Gulch and Red Hill. When communists left Boyle Heights during the First Red Scare in the 1920′s, a number of them settled in Echo Park. Many stayed until the more widespread Red Scare in the 1950′s, when the McCarthy era took a heavy toll. Many known and suspected Communists lost their jobs or were blacklisted. However, some “Red Diaper babies” still do reside in Echo Park.
Historians note that it was fear of socialism that postponed the building of public housing and allowed the Mexican-American residents of Chavez ... more

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