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Eagle Rocker Helen Steele Pratt, who became President of the California Audubon Society, by the Eagle Rock in the early 20th century | Photo courtesy of the Eagle Rock Valley Historical Society

Honoring Helen Pratt – the Bird Lady of Eagle Rock

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From the Archive: A Bird Lady Who Once Lived in Eagle Rock from Boulevard Sentinel on Vimeo.

Eagle Rock High School Sports Hall of Fame

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Some of the top athletes in ERHS history joined the ranks of the elite as they were inducted into Eagle Rock High School’s Sports Hall of Fame on Friday evening, Sept. 28. Nearly two hundred alumni and former faculty were in attendance at the event held on the school campus. The inductees were Tom Matheson(W-66) […]

Herb West, Photographer of NELA, Is Retiring

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Herb West of Herb West Photography has announced his retirement. A prolific photographer of people, places and events in NELA for the past 10 years, his output has captured the way we were, whether in street scenes or formal settings, whether in the course of daily life or on special occasions. Photography began as a […]

Eagle Rockers Show Up at Events to Help the Homeless

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Two well-attended events to help the homeless were held in Eagle Rock in August. On Aug. 4, the NELA Homeless Coalition organized “Laughs on Tap” – a fundraiser of stand up comedy – at the home of Michael Nogueira, president of the Eagle Rock Chamber of Commerce. “Laughs on Tap” raised more than $3,000 for […]

Glassell Bark!

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Yappy Days in NELA Some 75 pets – dogs, cats and a guinea pig – were adopted at the second annual Glassell Bark! (and Meow) block party and pet rescue event on June 9. The event drew over 5,000 pet owners, wanna-be pet owners and other animal lovers to Verdugo Rd. near the Glassell Park […]

Elysian Valley: A Riverside Community in Flux

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Elysian Valley, a neighborhood in Northeast Los Angeles between the Los Angeles River and 5 Freeway, is being transformed by the prospect of river redevelopment. The once isolated enclave, a.k.a. Frogtown, has been home to generations of generally lower-income Latino families, living in small bungalows on small lots (photo at upper left). Parts of the […]