Echo Park, looking toward Downtown L.A.

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Echo Park and its Lake are visible in the center of the photo, the famed Angelus Temple with its domed roof can be seen on the lower left, and Downtown L.A. skyscrapers sit majestically in the background. Echo Park Lake began life as one of the City of Los Angeles' water reservoirs in 1868 and it was later developed into one of the city's early parks. Angelus Temple was dedicated on January 1, 1923. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. On July 2002 the historic Temple completed major renovations, returning it to the classic and elegant look of the 1920's while also making it modern enough to have contemporary services suitable for today, without changing its historic elements. Nearly century-old homes, hillside bungalow courts, apartment buildings and pubic stairways also surround the landmark Echo Park. The visible street running along Angelus Temple and Echo Park is Glendale Boulevard. Photograph dated May 5, 1998.