Photos: Chandelier Tree sparkles in Silver Lake

The Chandelier Tree, which is illuminated at night, has become a Silver Lake landmark. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

July 11, 2014 5:01 PM PT

Not every century-old tree has its own Facebook and Yelp pages -- not to mention a short documentary. A stately sycamore along West Silver Lake Drive in Silver Lake attained such a resume after 30 vintage chandeliers were strung among its branches.

A chandelier adorns the Chandelier Tree in Silver Lake. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

The Chandelier Tree in Silver Lake is an old sycamore adorned with 30 vintage lighting fixtures. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

A chandelier is silhouetted against the dusk sky in Silver Lake. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Silver Lake resident Adam Tenenbaum created the neighborhood’s Chandelier Tree. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

A 1970s parking meter lights up at night and helps fund electricity for Silver Lake’s Chandelier Tree. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Brion Topolski, left, and Adam Tenenbaum sit on their front steps as dusk settles around the Chandelier Tree in Silver Lake. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)