As L.A. bloggers continue to debate the definition of "east side" (is it east of the L.A. river? La Cienega? Western? Downtown?), here's another one sure to frustrate Angelenos with a knack for detail.
Officially, we know "Silver Lake" is two words. It's a lake (well, not really, but you get the drift). And it's named after one-time Board of Water Commissioners member Herman Silver.
Yet the popular one-word "Silverlake" seems to be gaining steam. Even the L.A. Times' website uses the one-word "Silverlake" to describe the "hipster" enclave (above).
What does Google say? A search for "Silver Lake" and "Los Angeles" (to weed out other results) yields almost 1.1 million results. "Silverlake" and "Los Angeles"? Just half of that: About 573,000.
"Silver Lake" still wins.
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