Echo Park is a densely populated neighborhood of central Los Angeles that was originally named Edendale. The neighborhood has an often-hilly nature and a somewhat bumpy history. Economic development began with the renovation and restoration of the Echo Park reservoir in 2005.
Resident and landscape architect David Godshall, cofounder of Terremoto Landscape, has lived in both Northern and Southern California. “While I’m deeply moved by and wax nostalgic for the accessible wild nature of Northern California, … when I think of natural beauty, I think of the nature I visit with most frequently right now and where I grew up,” he says, speaking of the Angeles National Forest in the San Gabriel and