Quick Bits for Friday Afternoon
Eric Richardson
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DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES — In view: Continuing in the pattern of the Mandell and Pan American, the front of the Eastern Columbia is now visible (pictured).
Old and New: Rico has a great series going over at Angelenic called Old vs. New. He's taking a look at restoration work done on various Downtown buildings. So far he's included the Elden Hotel, SBC Tower, Chapman Building, Pan American and St. Vibiana's.
Another Look: Michael Gazzano, a USC student, has put together a stitched panorama going up and down Broadway between 3rd and 9th. He ran across the photos I shot thanks to the column we won't mention.
David Kennedy on January 16, 2007, at 07:45AM – #1
I was out for a walk last night. I see the scaffolding on the 9th Street side of the Eastern Building has now been removed. My only worry is the inevitable tagging. That's a lot of exposed glass, particularly on the 9th Street side, which is poorly lit. On the weekend, they had some security keeping an eye on things. But, I think that was to watch over the new concrete they'd just poured. Still, very tempting target for taggers.
Joel C on January 16, 2007, at 09:01AM – #2
The plate glass on the new Rite-Aid is now covered with scratch tags. I wish they had been able to get the security gates on the building before installing the glass. Hopefully other new developments will learn from this and cover themselves.
David Kennedy on January 16, 2007, at 09:49AM – #3
I'm continually puzzled that builders don't seem to learn this elementary lesson. Install your defences before deploying the glass.
David Kennedy on January 16, 2007, at 10:19PM – #4
Tonight, I see the 9th Street side of the Eastern Building has been lit up and there is security watching over the site.