Colorful 9th & Main Median Project Breaks Ground
Eric Richardson
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DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES —
The southern tip of Gallery Row should soon look a whole lot friendlier. The city broke ground today on a four-month project to replace the asphalt median at 9th and Main streets with a colorful replacement featuring trees and flowers. The triangular site, roughly 115 feet long and 30 feet wide, sits just south of Angelique Cafe in the confluence of Spring and Main streets. The design is intended to compliment Angelique while not taking away the eatery's southern views.
The project adds more than just greenery to the intersection. Spherical lights will add a bit of nighttime vibrance to a spot that's got potential to become an evening destination. On the corner of 9th and Main L'Angolo Cafe and Woodspoon have dinner hours, as does Tiara Cafe, located just east on 9th. The Fashion District BID will be picking up the electricity bill.
Benjamin Pezzillo on January 09, 2008, at 10:12PM – #1
This going to be a pleasant to the eye addition to this intersection.
I also think it will help keep cars from heading north on Spring Street into on-coming traffic and perhaps keep vehicles from ending up on the sidewalk near Angelique.
I only wish it were big enough for a little dog park...
desert bruin on January 09, 2008, at 10:20PM – #2
Oh great. More dog turds. Let's not turn this place into Paris! Cats only, please.
Downtown Toilet on January 09, 2008, at 10:37PM – #3
When talking Downtown turds, odds are it could just as easily be human.
downtown toilet on January 10, 2008, at 10:33AM – #4
i think it interesting that someone else is posting comments on blogdowntown using my name (see comment above). jeez, do your homeworks - the real toilet doesn't use capital letters.
and while you're at it, get an imagination and find your own toilet to blog behind.
Heather on January 10, 2008, at 12:37PM – #5
It will certainly make walking down those streets more scenic. It will be a really nice addition.
One of the things I hear people at school from out-of-state complain about is a lack of greenery in LA.
Granted, we're in a desert, so any "greenery" ought to be native... although that's not particularly green.
Whitman Lam on January 10, 2008, at 12:44PM – #6
Is this paid for by Quimby fees ? Well it's better than nothing, apparently.
Eric Richardson (@blogdowntown) on January 10, 2008, at 12:48PM – #7
Whitman: I believe it's actually coming from funds for streetscaping that were part of the bus lane changes when the Spring street contraflow lane was removed. It isn't Quimby (and isn't a "park").
Benjamin Pezzillo on January 10, 2008, at 11:56PM – #8
Now I'm confused, is there going to be a public toilet there too?
suburban bruin on January 14, 2008, at 06:13PM – #9
I wish they made it a free parking lot for angelique cafe. Everytime I make it out of Irvine to go there among others, I end up having to walk 1 or 2 blocks, AND pay a meter.
Go Bruins!
Metro Local on January 14, 2008, at 11:56PM – #10
Suburban Bruin, a meter is free parking Downtown.