Old meets new: A Toyota Prius hybrid car parked right next to a classic old Chevy pickup
Local residents opt to display their protest against proposed cell phone signal towers slated to be placed on the property of the Hillsides Church Home for Children in Pasadena. The fight has been on since May 2006, and a hearing is scheduled for Oct. 2007 (Save the Hill Neighborhood Alliance)
Ah, yes... the ubiquitous pair of athletic shoes dangling from a power line.
And so our look at the vibrant and historic neighborhood of Garvanza has come to its conclusion. What better way to say farewell than via a spectacular Los Angeles sunset, as seen from high atop a residential hill in Garvanza, once the home address for this LAist's family members. But of course, something like this view--and Garvanza--is better when you're seeing it for yourself.
All photos by Lindsay William-Ross for LAist
Great job! Love the pictures.
*Awesome!! I've never heard of Garvanza although I've been in that area before.
*Wow! Just...wow! That has got to be the most encyclopedic NP entry yet (with awesome photos to boot). You should do the wikipedia entry also. :-)
*I'm a native and never even knew this area existed. Now I'm itching to go explore!
*Holy crap, great job! I had no idea this area really existed and I'm a native as well. Great pics.
*I work on Avenue 64 in Pasadena and have to drive through Garvanza daily. I love it and feel that it's one of the most interesting neighborhoods in LA. Judson Studios is famous for its stained glass objects (I just learned via the Historic Core walking tour that the globe chandelier in the atrium of the Central Library was made by Judson Studios).
The blue signs are a little confusing. I thought that Church Street was the northern border as I had read that the Church of the Angels was annexed by Pasadena decades ago. Hmm..
Rico A
*I've been told to check out this neighborhood, but I could never remember the name... I would ask, "Do you know of a neighborhood with some name that begins with a 'G', kinda Spanishy? East of Eagle Rock? Supposedly cool?" Never got more than blank stares in response....
*What a great entry! I live in a nearby neighborhood but hadn't been familiar with all the history of the Garvanza area.
For another dining recommendation, I would suggest Penny's on the corner of York and Fig (I always assumed that was HLP). For a burger joint, it's clean, comfortable and good quality food.
*Lindsay you are wonderful but you're totally wrong about Crop. It's a one-woman hair salon run by Debbie, a refugee from Rudy's. She gives hip (but not tragic) cuts and can fix fubar dye jobs, all while playing great music and charging reasonable rates. You should see her rock collage bathroom. Tremendous.
*Carolyn-AHAHAHA! that's a hilarious error on my part... i couldn't get a good look inside and the sign says "CROP HEMP PRODUCTS" so i went ahead assumed...and we all know where that goes. I'll correct my copy ASAP. too funny! thanks for setting me straight.
*Well Done! This is a great introduction to one of the truly hidden jewels of the City of Los Angeles.
The borders of Garvanza can be a little confusing in the hills in the north as the area essentially becomes Pasadena without telling you! We've always notes that the hills of Garvanza are the Northeast LA's version of the Dona (how do you do a tilde here?) streets of Studio City's hills.
*Can anyone confirm that Church of the Angels is really in LA, not Pasadena? The linked website says Pasadena. My maps show the East side of Ave 64, noth of Adelaide Pl being Pasadena. Thanks.
*Also the yellow "cottage" and white "larger home" on North Avenue 64 are recent move-ons. I think the buildings are c.1880s-90 from the Chinatown area.
*Thanks for all the kudos, everyone. I seriously heart the Neighborhood Project and have an awful lot of fun taking the pictures and compiling the entries, so it means a lot to get this feedback.
I will agree--and make mention in the piece--that the Garvanza/Pasadena borderlines are confusing, particularly when you look at the often misleading placement of signage, and other clues like street signs (LA City's older blue signs as opposed to Pasadena's tidier green ones) and things like zip and area codes. I think one of the absolute hardest parts of this project is locating a definitive map that has the official neighborhood boundaries as they pertain to the City's official Neighborhood designations. If anyone knows of such a map (not the Neighborhood council maps, or the political district maps) I think all of us at LAist would heave a collective sigh of relief. I mean, I'm sitting here on the campus of CSULA, getting ready to start researching my next 'hood--University Hills, where CSULA is--and I'm not even sure if the campus itself is considered part of the Neighborhood!
Re: the guest commentor who asked about the actual city designation of the Church of the Angels--I readily admit that the Church of the Angels is most often recognized as being techinically part of the City of Pasadena, although this City of Pasadena zoning map (http://ci.pasadena.ca.us/planning/deptorg/curplng/pdfs/Zoning_Map_04.pdf) puts this very patch of land into the even more confusing category of "Public or Semi Public" space).
I chose to include it for the following reasons:
1. It's construction, benefactors, and history are deeply rooted to the history of Garvanza, and like so many of our city's fascinating neighborhoods, this overlap is emblematic of how the landscape and "dividing lines" have changed, blurred, or established themselves through our city's long history.
2. Since we are doing just LA City Neighborhoods, we won't be covering Pasadena, and there would be no other opportunity to cover this beautiful landmark under the scope of our project, and I took a pinch of editorial leeway in my choice to include it. I kinda think we're all the better for it, IMHO.
Thanks again, everyone!
*Absolutely gorgeous piece. Alas, Ave 64 is in dire need of trees! It's blistering urban down that street. Some fabulous streetscaping has been done on the side streets now Councilman Huizar needs to push for trees here.
| Previous and Next News Articles | |
Part 2 of 5 - Garvanza - Neighborhood Project Portrait from LAist.com
|
Part 3 of 5 - Garvanza - Neighborhood Project Portrait from LAist.com
|