Angels Knoll Park Gets a Planting
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES — Lower Angels Knoll Park got a little more colorful today, as a landscaping team installed plants and flowers throughout the under-construction space. The park abuts the northern 4th street portal for the Pershing Square subway station and connects via stairway to the grassy upper park and California Plaza.
Work on the renovated park has seemingly plodded along. The funding was approved all the way back in 2002, and construction finally began over a year ago. In recent months it has been rare to pass by the site and see more than one or two people at work. Last month the Community Redevelopment Agency told Curbed that the park would see a June 30 completion date.
The park sits on Parcel Y-1, the last site on Bunker Hill owned by the CRA. It was originally slated to hold a third California Plaza tower, but today its eventual use is uncertain. The agency has planned to issue an RFP for redevelopment proposals.
tornadoes28 on June 25, 2008, at 08:55AM – #1
Typical government progress. Slowwwww.
chattycathy on June 26, 2008, at 07:23AM – #2
Any word yet on Angel's flight? I walked the stairs last week. Great exercise, but in the heat. No fun.
jim winstead on June 26, 2008, at 09:38AM – #3
i believe that angel's flight is permanently three months away. but this time they really mean it!
David Kennedy on June 26, 2008, at 11:00AM – #4
If Angels Flight were a piece of infrastructure which impacted the movement of cars, like a bridge or a street, it would have been repaired long ago. However, because it impacts only pedestrians, the city's attitude is "who cares?" I'd bet the city has no idea what the economic impact is of this system being down.
Clearly, the non-profit responsible for the funicular is incompetent and not up to the task. I recall some time ago, Jan Perry making threats to this group to get Angels Flight back on-line or the MTA would take it over. I'm not holding my breath on that.
This is all very regretable. Angels Flight is a vital piece of the urban fabric of the city. Yet, here we are six years later and the system is down and when it is re-opening is a mystery.
Pasta Man on June 26, 2008, at 01:48PM – #5
In his announcement for intent to run for re-election, Hiz Honor is likely to say that he intends to get the Flight up and running again sometime during his next administration. Marvelous. If the summertime concerts up at the Watercourt were to feature the Foies Bergere, the funicular would be up and running NOW. We can't have male supervisors at the Ronald Reagan State Office Building having to hike to the top of the hill. Fourth Street would be clogged with ambulances.