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Echo Park was once infamous as a hot spot for gang activity. This was true in the 1980s and 1990s, but in the early 2010s as the neighborhood began gentrifying, rents started to skyrocket, and a controversial gang injunction forced gang members to move outside their turf, instances of gang violence waned.
Jul 24, 2013 · Echo Park is a place where stops signs tagged “ExP” (Echo Park Locos) and “CRS” (The Crazys) share blocks with happy hour chalkboards hawking “PBR” ... By 1979 the gang was committing ...
Nov 14, 2022 · In 2011, Echo Park received 45 million dollars to renovate Echo Park Lake, which included cleaning the lake and adding new tourist attractions such as coffee shops and paddleboards (Kurtzman, 2013). The lake re-opened two years later, and it became one of the most popular parks in the Downtown LA area due to its beautiful landscaping.
Sep 14, 2006 · The area, which gave birth to the film industry, is back in the spotlight.
Jul 1, 2014 · Back in those days, 1993, Echo Park still had the reputation of being a dangerous gun-toting Latino barrio. “La M” (pronounced “la em-ay”), the prison-infested adult gang of the neighborhood, supposedly still hung out after dark in Elysian Park, LA’s second largest after Griffith, just a two-minute walk up the street.
Feb 4, 2014 · With gentrification, Echo Park gang members move outside their turf. By Marisa Gerber. Feb. 3, 2014 7:33 PM PT. Sgt. Victor Arellano drove slowly through the hills of Echo Park, cruising by the ...
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Aug 22, 2013 · Why, when there's been minimal opposition to the almost 50 gang injunctions put in place in other parts of the city of Los Angeles, is there such vocal opposition to the one proposed for Echo Park?
