Echo Park

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Echo Park

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What started out as a natural arroyo filled with water from a stream is now a notable park. Eventually a utility company dammed the stream and immigrants and migrant workers began populating the area. After the land was donated to the city for use as a public park in 1891, Joseph Henry Tomlinson designed the grounds based on a garden in England. The park is 26 acres and has a lake with paddle-boats for hourly rental. It plays host to a Cuban festival every January 28th, in honor of José Martí (a Cuban poet whose statue graces the park).

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