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30 Years Ago: People Mover Plans Killed
By Eric Richardson — March 10, 2011 — 6 Comments
Thirty years ago today, plans for a 2.6-mile elevated transit system through Downtown were killed when the Reagan administration pulled $100 million in funds.
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Union Station Once Planned as Jet-Age Hub
By Eric Richardson — February 25, 2011 — 6 Comments
Metro's purchase of Union Station is touted as a way to make the station a "21st century transportation hub." In the dawn of the jet age, similar plans were underway.
By Eric Richardson — February 24, 2011
On Saturday, the L.A. Historic Theatre Foundation's "All About" series pays a visit to the just-renovated Belasco Theatre, opened in 1926.
By Eric Richardson — February 16, 2011 — 1 Comment
On February 16, 1961, the Department of Water & Power announced plans to build a $31-million headquarters building atop Bunker Hill.
Civic Center Plans Through the Years
By Eric Richardson — February 09, 2011 — 4 Comments
Los Angeles Civic Center—the nation's second largest—has been the focus of many different ideas and designs only its 100-year history.
Looking for the Convention Center Touchdown
By Eric Richardson — February 02, 2011 — 8 Comments
While the NFL's potential return to L.A. is sexy news, city officials see the chance to breathe life into the Convention Center. That's a quest that has been underway since 1940.
By Lauren Mattia — January 18, 2011 — 6 Comments
Descendants of 44 Native Angelenos have joined the opposition for the excavation for LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes.
By Lauren Mattia — January 14, 2011 — 2 Comments
LA Plaza's CEO announced this afternoon that controversial excavation for LA Plaza's garden has been put on hold.
By David Markland — January 12, 2011 — 15 Comments
Dry since 1977, the waterfall at the Fort Moore Pioneer Memorial may flow again, but not until after an evironmental study slated for 2013.
By Lauren Mattia — January 10, 2011 — 6 Comments
Excavation for a Downtown Mexican-American cultural center's garden is receiving backlash from activists after human remains were discovered.
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Angels Flight Dropping Fare to One Cent For a Day
By David Markland — December 20, 2010 — 6 Comments
On New Years Eve, Angels Flight will commemorates its 109th anniversary by lowering its fare to one penny for the day.
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