tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post7269739655956827407..comments2024-03-28T02:22:30.477-07:00Comments on Eating L.A.: What should we call the non-Eastside?Pat Sapersteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11301459337765753609noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-36588923752320636352010-04-28T22:42:54.058-07:002010-04-28T22:42:54.058-07:00Also a native here, who has lived in Atwater Villa...Also a native here, who has lived in Atwater Village, Beverly Hills, Hollywood and the Valley. Home for the last 11 years has been Atwater Village and am pretty sure that the best term to describe the Atwater/Silver Lake/EP/LF is Greater Atwater. You're welcome.Mileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11039669729545942514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-19920336602394279482009-06-24T13:44:44.346-07:002009-06-24T13:44:44.346-07:00i agree that it's a misnomer of misnomers for ...i agree that it's a misnomer of misnomers for the loosely associated communities of los feliz, silver lake, highland park, echo park, eagle rock, atwater village, western downtown et al to co-opt the traditional and logical association of the term "eastside" or eastla with the region east of the river and influenced by the historically hispanic, specifically chicano, culture. so...HerbyNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12046653940210099947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-21978941801472641892009-06-04T16:13:47.678-07:002009-06-04T16:13:47.678-07:00Hipsterside. Easy.Hipsterside. Easy.Frenchy but Chic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02373786513886748195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-45324308450477199022009-06-03T20:54:27.345-07:002009-06-03T20:54:27.345-07:00The area between Downtown L.A. and Western Ave. is...The area between Downtown L.A. and Western Ave. is the old westside. It is the "western Addition" to the City as it initially pushed westward towards the ocean. Western Ave. does not mark the beginning of the westside, as so many erroneously believe, but rather marked the western boundary of the City. <br /> So a few names which would be appropriate for this area would be Robert90033https://www.blogger.com/profile/18408388499168062961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-40554712634962147152009-06-03T17:39:01.681-07:002009-06-03T17:39:01.681-07:00What about "Silver Park"? Or... "Ec...What about "Silver Park"? Or... "Echo Lake"? :)<br /><br />I love this debate!ehniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298543186829842505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-86110026484961321272009-06-03T13:42:12.902-07:002009-06-03T13:42:12.902-07:00Eastside is east of the river. It really isn'...Eastside is east of the river. It really isn't an arbitrary boundary. It is the word "side" that shows we're talking about the river. The 'east side' of the river. All the other areas in LA that have directions (West LA, South LA) don't use the word 'side', because they're not talking about the river. <br /><br />Edendale was an old name for the Los Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-23282377993972350722009-06-03T12:51:35.068-07:002009-06-03T12:51:35.068-07:00In San Francisco they have the Inner Sunset, the I...In San Francisco they have the Inner Sunset, the Inner Richmond, and Lower Pacific Heights. I think we should call the "non-Eastside" the Inner Eastside. Makes sense I think.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00251059538441903339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-88161345420389196642009-06-03T09:58:20.353-07:002009-06-03T09:58:20.353-07:00If Hollywood is the epicenter of LA, what's do...If Hollywood is the epicenter of LA, what's downtown?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-74788909467866342712009-06-03T08:52:29.368-07:002009-06-03T08:52:29.368-07:00To that last anonymous entry,
Your one-person opin...To that last anonymous entry,<br />Your one-person opinion is laughable and ignorant. But, thank you for sharing! It's nice to hear from the crackpots.Al Desmadrehttp://www.alguerrero.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-32031084650266828832009-06-02T09:18:30.125-07:002009-06-02T09:18:30.125-07:00sorry to say peeps, but hollywood is the epicenter...sorry to say peeps, but hollywood is the epicenter of LA for better or worse. therefore, anything east of zone is the eastside. take it, and like it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-61482679873484330652009-05-31T18:41:46.471-07:002009-05-31T18:41:46.471-07:00East LA is the east side by definition, there is n...East LA is the east side by definition, there is no way to argue with that. However you can consider the silverechowater area (formerly known as hollywood adjacent) the eastside of the west side. <br /> Having worked for the city in the past I have to agree with El Chavo that this area is the LA Metro area, and it works, it's a helluvalot better than the vagueness of Mid-City....Maybe we Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-37223079498873616612009-05-31T13:58:24.577-07:002009-05-31T13:58:24.577-07:00I'm also a native, going back many generations, an...I'm also a native, going back many generations, and when were defining regions and neighborhoods for the book EAT: Los Angeles, I talked to my dad (who grew up in Los Feliz in the '30s and '40s) and others. The other area that really needs a name and doesn't have one (my dad said it was just called "Los Angeles") is the Beverly/Third/Fairfax/Melrose area, between Hollywood and West Hollywood. SoUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285417070716007366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-57017383452705647872009-05-31T11:38:21.157-07:002009-05-31T11:38:21.157-07:00I love this debate, even though I'm personally pre...I love this debate, even though I'm personally pretty much in the "non-issue" camp. Although I was born in LA, I didn't move back here until the early 90's. I've always lived in what I consider to be the "eastside", Los Feliz, Silver Lake and now Highland Park (which is fortunate to be part of NELA). Although SL, EP and LF are all different from each other, they are all tightly linked and I thinkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-72407517362688948042009-05-30T21:44:06.517-07:002009-05-30T21:44:06.517-07:00Maybe it's just my naive impressionistic sense, bu...Maybe it's just my naive impressionistic sense, but as a Los Angeles native I don't recall "Eastside" ever being used to describe the SL/LF/EP neighborhood suite as such until about 12-15 years or so. At least we never called it that. Each nabe had its own identity. That being said, I think it's an important issue since the Westside refers to a large area (Brentwood, W'Wood, Sta Monica, Mar VistaJesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15119226129542518254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-89070046664624675662009-05-30T20:45:02.095-07:002009-05-30T20:45:02.095-07:00Thank you Pat! If only more people would be as und...Thank you Pat! If only more people would be as understanding about the weight and meaning of the term Eastside, then we could get beyond it, explore our commonalities, and sharing our food! ;) <br /><br />I think Silver Lake is a good name. As is Echo Park. Or Los Feliz. We don't have to come up with an over-arching name to define the region as each place is quite unique. For example, I always EL CHAVO!http://www.laeastside.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-36119941614015296442009-05-30T17:13:39.985-07:002009-05-30T17:13:39.985-07:00Annie, you and your friends sound fun!! I'm in At...Annie, you and your friends sound fun!! I'm in Atwater Village and I used to say I was "Silver Lake Adjacent" or "just over the bridge/5 Freeway from Silver Lake!" but now I just say I live near Glendale. Whatever.anna bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-46528120249230638032009-05-30T17:09:19.993-07:002009-05-30T17:09:19.993-07:00How funny... my friends and I were actually trying...How funny... my friends and I were actually trying to think of new "hip" nicknames for cities in the greater Los Angeles area last night! We came up for "The Shoaks" for Sherman Oaks and... dun dun dun... "LoFi" for Los Feliz! Maybe we should call it The LoFi (pronounced Low-Fee). What do you think? Haha.ehniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298543186829842505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-64851204728551776332009-05-30T16:59:21.617-07:002009-05-30T16:59:21.617-07:00Here's the AAA map (from 1916) I was talking about...Here's the <A HREF="http://digarc.usc.edu/assetserver/controller/view/search/AAA-SM-003079" REL="nofollow">AAA map</A> (from 1916) I was talking about above.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-40605788642033306742009-05-30T14:57:11.039-07:002009-05-30T14:57:11.039-07:00Come on Pat, you can do better with the names. He...Come on Pat, you can do better with the names. Here are some suggestions:<br /><br />Los EchoLake<br />Hipsterville<br />South Camelot<br />Intelligenciatopia<br />That Neighborhood Where Yuca's Is<br />Isla de Los Tatuajesskuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00487419662314518931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-10772594484454050122009-05-30T14:48:57.627-07:002009-05-30T14:48:57.627-07:00having lived in LA since the early 80's and in...having lived in LA since the early 80's and in the following neighborhoods: westlake (mac arthur park), koreatown (before it became the koreatown we know today), in a loft downtown on olympic @ santa fe ('83-'87, way before lofts became chic), silverlake, mt. washington and now back in koreatown..............<br /><br />i personally consider anything east of western and north of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-85403772083272989752009-05-30T12:40:23.249-07:002009-05-30T12:40:23.249-07:00I like the idea of bringing back Edendale as a nam...I like the idea of bringing back Edendale as a name--it's interesting to see on older maps how much further south Echo Park was before the 101 sliced the area. <br /><br />But to be honest I think it makes more sense to refer to the east of the river Eastside as Historic Eastside because the reality is that most people who didn't grow up in Los Angeles view K-town/Hollywood as the center of the Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08496452360002722923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-12791508029507648442009-05-30T10:58:38.023-07:002009-05-30T10:58:38.023-07:00Up until December, I edited a magazine called New ...Up until December, I edited a magazine called New Angeles Monthly, which was dedicated to covering the "Eastside." Before I arrived at the magazine, the publisher divided the city in half at La Brea, which was probably too far west. Some people think the Eastside can only exist east of the L.A. River. I'd set Silver Lake as the western boundary of the Eastside, but finally, it's pretty arbitrary.Joshua Luriehttp://www.foodgps.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7882089.post-70179422179510570552009-05-30T10:14:27.675-07:002009-05-30T10:14:27.675-07:00greater edendale?greater edendale?mo figulshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13183152596575614735noreply@blogger.com