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By Anne Harnagel        

"We call it Tesla Creek," says Arlene Battisill, referring to the lively stream flowing through her frontyard on Tesla Terrace in Silver Lake. Two years ago, Battisill and spouse Desiree Estrada decided to rip out the tangle of ivy and juniper bushes that choked off their house from the neighborhood's active street life. For a closer look at what they and passersby now enjoy, keep clicking.

By Anne Harnagel

( Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times )

"We call it Tesla Creek," says Arlene Battisill, referring to the lively stream flowing through her frontyard on Tesla Terrace in Silver Lake. Two years ago, Battisill and spouse Desiree Estrada decided to rip out the tangle of ivy and juniper bushes that choked off their house from the neighborhood's active street life. For a closer look at what they and passersby now enjoy, keep clicking.

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