join the discussion: los angeles state historic park
On March 13, a “public discussion” for the Los Angeles State Historic Park project is being held in Lincoln Heights’ Goodwill Southern California Auditorium.
Previously known as the Cornfield, the brand-new park is set to stretch from the Chinatown Gold Line Station to the LA River on a long, narrow parcel that once housed a train yard.
Preliminary designs from Hargreaves Associates, the San Francisco firm that came out on top in the city’s design competition, show an expansive relationship with a restored Los Angeles River, including a series of wetlands and lagoons.
Midway in the park would be large grassy fields for activities as well as a pedestrian bridge linking Spring Street and Broadway, while the southernmost third of the site would contain plazas with water features and small structures.
Hargreaves Associates and California State Parks will be on hand to discuss the status of plans for Los Angeles State Historic Park, which is expected to cost over $51 million and take years to complete.
In a city known for its grandiose plans, most people would be happy with an expansion of the current temporary park (which now occupies only a third of the the site) including more trees, benches and grass to cover the entire parcel from Chinatown to the river. Those simple enhancements can be provide much-needed green space in short time and for minimal cost.
But that just wouldn’t make for a dramatic press conference.
LA State Historic Park Discussion
March 13, 2008
6:30 pm
Goodwill Southern California Auditorium
342 N San Fernando Road
Los Angeles, CA 90031
4 comments
Would it be possible for a Los Angeles Billionaire, Broad, Krikorian, Redstone, Spielberg, etc to front the money for construction to be completed in say 3 years, instead of 50 years, and then get paid back, plus interest from the state? so much could be accomplished this way, such as rail, infrastructure improvements, the list goes on and on… just a thought.
D, I often ask the same question. Even though philanthropists like Broad have done so much for our city, they’re in positions to do much more – and like you stated, without much personal loss.
And if they all teamed up, we could even see the Subway to the Sea realized within our lifetime.
exactly, it seems so obvious to me. Just to clarify, i wasnt calling out Broad, he has done so much for LA, but the other Billionaires and hundred millionaires in LA need to step up.
leave the cornfield the way it is, and then save 51 million dollars! the design is terrible and looks like a tree farm. thanks to the design hacks from s.f. we can finally ‘utilize’ this area and get rid of that nasty open space.