| Virgilio Reyes |
| | 02/21/06 at 04:21 PM | | #1 |
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Hello, great site, I recently read a book called Ghosts of Echo Park in which it mentioned that the hill that the Baxter steps are on is called Kite Hill. Where could one find names for Echo Park's other hills and maybe historical background on them? I recently toured the neighborhood on bike as training for the Fargo street event two weekends ago. Lots of hills and interesting streets in your neighborhood. Appreciate any information, thank you. --Virgilio Reyes |
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| Scott Fajack |
| | 02/21/06 at 04:23 PM | | #2 |
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In the great many historic maps I have viewed of the neighborhood I have never come across specific hill names. But some of the old maps refer to Elysian Park as the Stone Quarry Hills, Rock Quarry Hills and Red Rock Quarry Hills. I’ve seen maps name specific ravines in Elysian Park in the years before the stadium and landfill. They are, from west to east, Chavez (now Stadium Way), Sulfur, Cemetery (later Bishops Canyon) and Solano. Oh, and the ravine that is now Glendale Blvd was called Arroyo de Los Reyes. Kite Hill is the hill east of Avon street and north of the Baxter street stairs. It is an old community name that was resurrected by the neighbors when a developer came along and wanted to build 10 or so houses on a new cul-de-sac held up with huge retaining walls. |
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| Jordan Elgrably |
| | 12/20/09 at 10:24 AM | | #3 |
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As it happens, I grew up in Echo Park during the 1960s, and lived a short walk from what is now known as Kite Hill. The hill had no name when I would go there to fly kites as a kid. I began calling it Kite Hill and the name stuck with the other kids. I later wrote a short story called "Kite Hill" that was published in 1996 (you can search it online). Many years later, it seems that everyone knows that place by the name I gave it as a pre-pubescent kite lover. It's the magic of naming things; one never knows what can be created.
Jordan Elgrably,
Culver City
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