A ground-breaking work on the history of Silver Lake entitled Silver Lake Chronicles: Exploring an Urban Oasis in Los Angeles, will be introduced at the Silver Lake Library on December 16, 2014.  The book investigates the fascinating lives of “mansion builders and movie stars, bohemians, visionaries and just plain folk” who contributed to Silver Lake’s illustrious past with colorful anecdotes about early movie magnates William Selig and Mack…

One might easily assume and with good reason that Silver Lake got its name from its shimmering waters, particularly if gazed upon at dawn's early light. Not so! Although it makes a lot of sense, Silver Lake is the namesake of one Herman Silver, a German Jewish immigrant who rose to prominence in Los Angeles to become the President of the Los Angeles City Council and Acting…