Arthur B. Benton: A Master of the Arts & Crafts Movement        Angelino Heights resident Arthur B. Benton played a major role in promoting the Arts & Crafts movement in California. He was the designer of several notable Craftsman mansions in Angelino Heights and was also credited with designing other regional landmarks, including the the Mission Inn in Riverside. Read more

PHILIP L. DIKE: Water Colors Captured California Landscape During the 1930s and 1940s when he lived in Elysian Heights, Dike continued to build his reputation as one of  California’s most prominent water color painters and as an influential artist at Walt Disney studios. Read more.

PAUL LANDACRE: A Progressive Printmaker Wood engraver Paul Landacre and his wife, Margaret, were part of an artistic bohemia that lived in the hills of Elysian Heights. His work was considered among the best in the nation. Read more.

ESTELLE L. LINDSAY: L.A.'s First Council Woman     Lindsay, who remained a syndicated newspaper columnist until her retirement at age 80, ran unsuccessfully for state assembly in 1912 and 1914, but won a high-profile seat on the city council in 1915, the first woman to gain major municipal political office in this country. Read more.

CAREY MCWILLIAMS: American Prohphet Author, lawyer and activist Carey McWilliams, who lived in Echo Park during the 1940, was a major player in progressive politics and wrote extensively on the conditions facing California farmworkers. Read more.

MAYNARD L. PARKER: Focus on Mid-Century Style Maynard L. Parker was an architectural photographer whose work appeared for much of the 20th century in House Beautiful, Architectural Digest, Sunset Magazine and many covers for the Los Angeles Times Sunday magazine. Read more.

LEO POLITI: An Artist of City Life & People The  prolific artist, who lived at 934 W. Edgeware Rd in Angelino Heights, was well known for his drawings and paintings of Olvera Street and the long-demolished Victorian neighborhood of Bunker Hill. His illustrations were featured in more than 20 childrens' books. Read more.

AIMEE SEMPLE: Evangelist & Entertainer   The late Sister Aimee mixed religion and entertainment to emerge as one of Los Angeles' most powerful religious leaders during the early part of the 20th Century. Her temple and church--a national historic landmark--that sits next to Echo Park Lake continues to serve as the heart of an evangelical empire.   Read more.

MACK SENNETT: A Film Visionary This silent film visonary's studio helped establish Edendale, which now is part of Echo Park and Silverlake, the heart of the region's movie industry years before Hollywood became established. Read more

GRACE E. SIMONS: The Defender of Elysian Park       The journalist and activist lead efforts to save Elysian Park from attempts to turn portions of the city's second largest park into a convention center and other ill suited uses. Read more.

JAKE ZEITLIN: Cultural Pioneer      This bookseller and art dealer opened what is considered one of Los Angeles' first contemporary art spaces where he championed the city's pioneering artists, including some fellow Elysian Heights residents.  Read more.