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Orpheum Theatre Organ Provides a Show, but Future Players Needed

By Ed Fuentes — September 22, 2008 — 3 Comments

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On Saturday, organist Steve Asimow carefully stood next to the Wurlitzer, then sat down to deftly flip the switches that control air flow to leather lungs connected to pipes. With a slight adjustment of a baseball cap, his head made a quick bow to catch a beat, then his hands roamed the keyboards and filled the Orpheum with music.

Asimow’s brief recital, with an assist by Orpheum Organ Crew Chief John Koerner, was a highlight of Saturday’s “All About the Orpheum” event, put on by the Los Angeles Historic Theatre Foundation (LATHF). — Continued Inside...

On Park(ing) Day, Pershing Square Hosts First Night of Movie Series

By Ed Fuentes — September 22, 2008 — 4 Comments

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On Friday, grassroots teams joined with civic and company groups for Park(ing) Day LA, making dry urban space into spots where people could picnic, park bikes, and give dogs sod.

In the evening, Pershing Square joined the fun, welcoming 100 people for a screening of “Blade Runner.” While not technically a part of Park(ing) Day, programming for the park shares many of the same issues faced by those who designed the temporary spaces. — Continued Inside...

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Around the Halls: September 22 - 25

By Eric Richardson — September 22, 2008

It’s Monday, September 22, and it’s a slow start to the week for Council proceedings. The docket holds a River Report, a Little Tokyo MOU, a Broadway vacation and a couple of bicycle items.

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Winding Down on Winston

By Ed Fuentes — September 21, 2008

The half-block of Winston used for DLANC’s Park(ing) Day space on Friday won’t be turning into an actual park any time soon, but one had to be struck by the way the space accomodated art, music, sports and community information with ease.

The Nickel Makes LAT Column One

By Ed Fuentes — September 20, 2008 — 8 Comments

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For 40 years to the month, LAT’s “Column One” has sat on the front page, a staple that features local, national, and international stories of interest.

Today, Monica May and Kristen Trattner make the front page with Cara Mia DiMassa’s “The Nickel dishes up a big helping of downtown L.A.”. It’s a great account of the two owners’ journey to open up a restaurant in a block that was known by its negatives. — Continued Inside...

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CRA Doesn't Have a Guerrilla Park

By Samantha Page — September 19, 2008

Outside the CRA offices at 354 W. 4th, a group of CRA planners and public affairs people are sitting in a park. They are not actually representing CRA. They are just a group of employees that heard about something cool going on in the neighborhood and wanted to join in. For “legal reasons” CRA is not officially sanctioning this display. (However,...

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SWA Group Illustrates Auto Emissions

By Samantha Page — September 19, 2008

Thick smoke pours out of a cartoonishly gigantic exhaust pipe sticking out of a Mercedes SUV on the corner of 7th and Flower, where landscape architecture firm SWA Group has set up their Park(ing) Day LA park.

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LACBC Site Shows Bikes Sharing the Street

By Eric Richardson — September 19, 2008
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The Los Angeles County Bike Coalition’s Park(ing) Day site on 1st street in front of the LA Times is geared toward cycles and not green space, but the installation’s point about the shared use of the road ties in perfectly with the overall Park(ing) Day theme.

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Winston Site Hosts 3-on-3

By Eric Richardson — September 19, 2008

Around 11am this morning the Winston Park(ing) Day site played host to a game for the Skid Row 3-on-3 basketball league. The spirited game to fifteen took place in front of Crewest Galley, with a portable basketball wheeled over from Skid Row.

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Meter "Fed" in Little Tokyo

By Ed Fuentes — September 19, 2008

There is tempered guerilla action in Little Tokyo as Jocelyi Sia and Nicole Eng grabbed a spot in front of 345 E. 2nd St for Park(ing) Day LA. Equipped with green carpet, personal house plants, chairs, and a sign that dubs the space “Ladies who Lunch Park,” they plan to make their green statement until 4pm.