I carried water in a 5 gallon jug. There was also a container of organic pesticide to protect against insects that come from cigarettes. The plants were growing well. A bunch of young, green tomatoes hung from one of them. After watering the plants around the Glassell Park name monument, I walked towards the other [...]
Monument or City Placemarker
Evening Island Picnic and Stroll on a Former Streetcar Route
[ August 14, 2009; 8:00 pm; ] Most parks and beaches are closed but pedestrian accessible islands are open anytime to hang out as long as you don’t interfere with any substantial government interest such as traffic safety. A small group of us met on a triangular island in Carthay Circle for an evening picnic. This island has a couple of benches [...]
Island with dedications to a Community Leader and to Veterans
This island is the site of a POW/MIA and US flag as well as a monument with 3 dedications (see below). The original dedication is to Donald Newman M.D. but an additional dedication was made in 2004 by former councilmember and current mayor of Los Angeles, Antonio Villaraigosa, to veterans who lost their [...]
Island Picnic
[ February 25, 2009; 12:15 pm to 2:00 pm. ]
At a busy intersection, we met for a picnic discussion. The island is at the border of 3 neighborhoods: Carthay Circle, Fairfax/Mid-City West and Beverly Hills. This island also used to be part of the railway system in Los Angeles. After our picnic, I noticed the island we were on had a placemarker, which [...]
Placemap: Public Art Studies Students from USC
[ September 18, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] On 9/18/08, a group of 12 graduate students in Public Art Studies at USC and their professor, Susan Gray, took a tour of public art in Los Angeles.
Cinco Puntos Island Redevelopment Meeting
Islands of LA attended a Memorial Day event on a traffic island in Boyle Heights. As a result of that event, I met Ross Valencia who is in charge of the redevelopment of the traffic island at Cinco Puntos. The $7-11 million redevelopment project includes a new statue and the raising of the current obelisk [...]
Cinco Puntos Memorial Day Events
In Boyle Heights, there are two traffic islands at an intersection of five streets. These islands are the site of controversy, redevelopment plans and annual memorial day events.
The day before Memorial Day, there is a 24 hour vigil where volunteers stand guard for 15 minutes at the obelisk on the southeast island. The vigil concludes [...]