Silver Lake Chronicles

Situated Between Los Feliz And Echo Park A Few Miles From Downtown Los Angeles, Silver Lake Thrives As A Perennially Avant-garde And Enchanting Enclave. From Mansion Builders And Movie Stars To Bohemians, Visionaries And Just Plain Folk, Discover Silver Lake's Illustrious Past And A Fantastic Cast Of Characters Sure To Enrich Contemporary Experience And Inform The Past. Colorful Anecdotes About Early Movie Magnates William Selig And Mack Sennett And Silent-screen Idols Mabel Normand, Antonio Moreno And Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle Flesh Out These Famous Figures' Lives In New And Surprising Ways. Other Lesser-known But Richly Deserving Stories About The Area's Pioneer Families Are Shared Perhaps For The First Time. Authors Michael Locke And Vincent Brook Present A Rich Tapestry Of This Unique Urban Oasis Whose Appeal Seems Only To Grow.