Power Outage Update: Who's Got the Juice?

A group of neighborhood residents congregated around a row of felled trees on S. Avenue 57 at around noon on Friday afternoon, most of them with the same question on their lips.

"When do you think we'll get power back?"

While Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa urged Angelenos to be patient on Thursday afternoon, saying it would take 24 to 48 hours to restore power, many feared the 25-year old ficus trees that sheared power lines and crushed cars on S. Avenue 57 could leave residents in the dark for at least a week.

Many residents blamed the lack of street services--tree trimming in particular--for the disproportionate number of outages in HLP.

One resident walked away from the devastation on S. Avenue 57, determined to purchase a generator.

Karen Hayes, owner of, said she had intermittent electricity at her studio on N. Figueroa and was concerned that the outages may impact classes scheduled for Friday and Saturday.

Many Highland Park residents near Avenues 57 and 55, where downed trees also knocked down power lines, filled on North Figueroa Street, in hopes of being able to charge their computers and phones. Many of them left the café at around noon when the electrical current to the eatery began to fluctuate.

As of 10 a.m. on Friday morning, LADWP reported that around 67,000 people were still without power.

Highland Park-Mount Washington Patch sent out a message on Twitter, asking followers to report whether they had power on their blocks, here is what folks told us.

• @Dodgiant said "Fig and Meridian still have power"

• @edenooch said "El Paso, the main vein of hlp is in the dark ages."

• @Leonessa79 said "WORD!! Electricity is back up at the Mendoza House!! :) Baltimore BTWN 51 & 52. Too bad I'm at work :(

• @Ryhennick said "Power out at my house on Glenalbyn and Ave. 43, but at least my neighbors have power!

• @grul666 said "Power still out on Ave. 56 north of York"

• @concor610 said "North Ave. 47 got power back late last night"

• @panaceaoutdoor said "Baltimore between 53 & 54 . Full voltage"

Do you have power back yet, or are you still in the dark? Tweet @HighlandPatch or leave a comment here to let us know. You can also leave comments below and upload your photos of the damage."