reshape the landscape

I must say, after my life altering experience on Saturday, I've been rather uninspired to type about anything. Rather, I just want to let that last post sit for a while. Jumping out of a perfectly good airplane definitely was the best event of my entire 35 years of existence. However time continues and one should not live in the past so I must plug onward with the entries. I hesitate to post about the various drinking adventures that will most likely take place this week (Broadway Bar on Wednesday and The Golden Gopher's Anniversary on Thursday) because I'm starting to feel like a broken record. Then I logged onto the Downtown News website seeing as how I've failed yet to pick up my copy of this week's paper and low and behold an article struck me as interesting. And like that (snap) inspiration has returned.

The article in question was written by David Friedman and is an opinion piece on how to revitalize not only the economy but the greater urban landscape of both Chavez Ravine and the Los Angeles River. In a nutshell, he proposes relocating the baseball stadium to the western bank of the Los Angeles River in close proximity to Union Station and converting Chavez Ravine into a great urban park, one that could rival other larger known parks in major cities.

Anyone who knows me knows that I would be the first person to throw my body in front of any wrecking ball slated for Dodger Stadium however David's proposition is intriguing. What's happening to me? A historical preservationist toying with the idea of messing with such history? Well, I am also an Angeleno who wants to see progressive positive action towards the betterment of this great metropolis.

Read the article.

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