LAist: Will LA's 'Central Park' be a Downtown Freeway Park?

iluvhatemail

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:54:49 -0800

The key words here is "historic heart of LA". Even though it's historic I think the same idea would be neater (if not more impossible) to put a park over the 110 through downtown. Not like either idea will ever see the light of day but while we are dreaming...

Militant Angeleno

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:27:58 -0800

This was initially proposed, in some form or another, decades ago. Remember that weird-ass multimedia thing that was planned int he '80s? boy THAT would have looked embarrassingly outdated these days had it gone forward. The potential is amazing; El Pueblo would be THE "town square" of Los Angeles (again). The Cathedral plaza area would be an actual plaza, and the roaring river of cars down below would be muted immensely. But the Hollywood cap park needs to be built first. The need is there. It's further along in the planning stages. In fact, the Militant has a pic of one of the latest concept drawings on his current post.

Zach Behrens

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:08:07 -0800

yeah, drink it with Rick the Pirate, he hangs at Bar 107.

nicksm

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:55:10 -0800

"nice cool jungle"? are you refering to that refreshingly cool feeling one gets after a sip of king cobra with the homeless? that is the only cool / jungle connection i see in that neck of the woods.