How the Los Angeles River is evolving from a giant storm drain to something much more complex.
By Jennifer Zell, ASLA
The Glendale Narrows, Courtesy Peter Bennett/Green Stock Photos.
In the early 2000s, if you were to ask L.A. residents about the Los Angeles River, chances are they wouldn’t have known the city has a river, or they might recall the concrete-lined drainage canal that can be seen while driving over downtown bridges. Continue reading A River to Live By→
The Port of Los Angeles wanted to move further inland. The neighbors said: We have a better idea.
By Jennifer Zell, ASLA
The Arup designed cable-stayed pedestrian bridge has become an iconic image for the park. Photo by Craig Kuhner.
On the southern edge of the city of Wilmington, California, just before the Port of Los Angeles begins, lies the newly constructed Wilmington Waterfront Park. It will be remembered for some time, maybe this lifetime, maybe longer, as a place of contention. Continue reading Reparations Becomes a Park→
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