0015 -- echo park lake

we recently heard around town that echo park lake was finally re-opening. we live just up the hill from the lake in angelino heights so we've been looking forward to have somewhere else to walk! of course we were out of town the actual weekend it opened and we've been saying for a few weeks now that we should walk down and check it out.

last night after i got home from happy hour with a girlfriend jordan and i finally decided to throw on our tennis shoes and head down the hill. although it was after 9 the lake was still busy with runners and people walking their dogs.
now i'll admit it's been a few years since i've actually been to the lake, in fact i feel like it's been under construction for years now...but they had a lot of work to do. the lake was known for being a little gritty, over run with homeless folk sleeping on the grass, and it just felt a little trashy. here's a photo of what it looked like before:
it looks great now, the lake is clean. the boat house looks to have been rebuilt. new benches were put in all around the lake. the lotus flowers are almost ready to open and i believe that there is actually a lotus festival where they'll be opening the bridge over to the little island in the lake.


we're so excited to make this walk a part of our weekly routine!