What's So Great About Highland Park?

WHAT’S SO GREAT ABOUT HIGHLAND PARK, 90042? Lots of things!

• It was the City of Los Angeles’ first suburb. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highland_Park,_Los_Angeles

• It contains the city’s largest HPOZ. http://www.preservation.lacity.org/hpoz/la/highland-park which recently incorporated the Garvanza area to make it even bigger.

• It’s an easy commute to Downtown LA or downtown Pasadena by car, bus or the Gold Line. http://www.metro.net/

• The art scene is amazing. http://www.arroyoartscollective.org/. Best event is the annual Arroyo Arts Discovery Tour held the 3rd Sunday of November.

• There is an Artwalk the second Saturday of every month. http://www.nelaart.org/

• Chicken Boy lives here. 5558 N. Figueroa St. http://www.chickenboy.com/

• Great food! Lots of Latin foods from tacos to menudo, but there is more. Check out my Restaurant Guide. www.LADigs.com for names and addresses, but here are some highlights:

Cafe de Leche
The York
My Taco
Chico’s
Johnny’s
Schodorf’s Luncheonette
Folliero’s
La Abeja

• Super A Foods has handmade tortillas and much, much more. 5250 York Blvd. 90042. http://www.superafoods.com/

• Figueroa Produce has a real meat market, organic produce, a wide variety of ethnic foods--all at great prices! http://figueroaproduce.com/

• Galco’s Old World Market and Soda Pop Stop. 5702 York Blvd. Long for some orange Nehi or curious about Grapette? Over 400 kinds of soda here. Plus good deli sandwiches. http://www.sodapopstop.com/

What are your favorite parts of Highland Park?