July 2013 Archives
Writing on the Wall:
As we wait for the proposed mural ordinance to reach City Council August 20, let's have a look at what else has been happening with murals, public art, and street art in July of 2013.
Writing on the Wall:
The proposed ordinance would allow murals to be created legally on private property.
A Los Angeles Primer:
As far out of fashion as dining in the former tourist trap of Chinatown has become, eating a curry beef pie amid the neighborhood's Hello Kitty-filled underground malls and weary concrete plazas makes for a rich experience of its own. But might a new generation of entrepreneurs like chef Roy Choi turn it all into something else again?
Neighborhood Notes:
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the opening of the light rail line that connected Pasadena to South East L.A. let's take a brief look at its history.
LA Letters:
In honor of Los Angeles architecture, this week L.A. Letters highlights a longtime member of the L.A. Conservancy and a few important early L.A. architects that played influential roles creating the modern city.
Lost Landmarks:
The 1928 failure resulted in one of the worst civic disasters in L.A. history.
Intersections:
Some of L.A.'s most important history lay in the periphery, in towns like El Monte and South El Monte. But how do we excavate and broadcast its important history?
Engaging Spaces:
The Getty exhibit set out to be the first major museum exhibition to explore L.A.'s unique built environment.
Green Justice:
There are lessons to be learned about positive steps we can take to promote justice for all regardless of race, color, or national origin.
A Los Angeles Primer:
You may find the Third Street Promenade a bland retail experience, but you'll also hear a wider variety of languages spoken there than anywhere else in Los Angeles. A piece of Southern Californian urbanism that came well before its time, it at once points the way to the salvation of the weary shopping-mall concept and shares the sheer observational appeal of all the world's successful public places.
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