You Learn New Things In Random Places
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES — Sometimes we learn our history lessons in very odd ways. For instance: until yesterday I didn't know that the last Pershing Square redesign (the current one) was done in 1994. I learned that from a large photo of Downtown hanging in a Clark's shoe store in the Sherman Oaks Fashion Square mall.
Kathy was trying on a pair of shoes, and I got to looking at the photo set in the back wall as if to be looking out a window. I thought I saw vehicles parked on top of an empty dirt Pershing Square, and looking closer I found that to be the case. Yet Library Tower (still with the Interstate 'I' on top) was completed, as was the Gas Company Tower. That meant the photo was post-1991, and the Interstate signage meant the shot was taken before 1997. My guess was 1994 (though that was because I mistakenly thought that to be the year the Gas Company Tower opened), but likely the shot was from 1993.
Just thought you'd like to know...
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shannon on December 17, 2005, at 06:38PM – #1
if you come on my historic core you'll learn all about Perhing Square from the beginning of time...
Curt Gibbs on December 22, 2005, at 10:06PM – #2
There are a number of readily available books that have the old photographs of Pershing Square. However, off in the corner of the present day Pershing Square are many of the statutes that were retained. You can also find on CRA/LA's new web site information on public art as a result of the 1% for the arts program. Thus, a very interesting description of the artistic earthquake fault line is presented at:
http://www.crala.org/internet-site/Other/Art_Program/artist_list/barbara_mccarren.cfm