An upscale apt./condo building across from Echo Park It’s early morning in Echo Park, a once beautiful landmark near the proximity of the heart of Los Angeles’ biggest attraction, Hollywood. The promise of the sun glistens through the faint remnants of the previous night, and the sky begins to display its light blue hue, signaling the start of a new day. A few joggers decide to take advantage of the walkways that are synonymous with Echo Park, running slowly but intently, keeping their eyes strictly on the paved walkways ahead of them. A resident can be heard, doing his familiar morning routine, playing his boom box with the sounds of a popular of hip-hop artist blaring out of his residence, with the fountain, the centerpiece of Echo Park, as his own personal backdrop. The other residents of the small community begin to mull about, to begin their day.