Another March, but Broadway Gets a Break

By Eric Richardson
Published: Saturday, August 04, 2007, at 12:33PM

Stop the Violence March Eric Richardson [Flickr]

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES — I could hear this morning’s march passing by and saw the traffic stacking up on Spring street, so I decided to head down ad check it out. I walked out my door and down to 7th, instinctively taking a right at the corner. I did a double-take when Broadway was filled not with marchers, but with cars. Only when I turned around did I find the march heading up Main street toward City Hall.

Walking back I ran into Jerry Sullivan of the Garment & Citizen and he echoed the same thing I was thinking when I did my double-take: when someone mentions a march Downtown, you just assume it’s going up Broadway.

Back in March Jose Huizar passed a motion asking that the City look at how to keep Broadway businesses from bearing the brunt of so many first-ammendment events. I can’t say that had any bearing on today’s events, but the result seemed to be a good change of pace.

One more march photo after the jump…

Marchers passing in front of the mural on the southern face of the Higgins Gallery, soon to be torn down to make way for the LAPD motorpool.

Stop the Violence March


Comments

1
Benjamin Pezzillo writes:

Today’s Los Angeles Daily News:

“Blogdowntown.com – Will success spoil Eric Richardson’s handsome venture? Early posts had an edge but a lot of recent print media attention has made this blog more chamber of commerce-y. Remains poised to be a leader regarding downtown development issues.”

# on Aug.05.2007 AT 09:37 AM
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Eric Richardson writes:

Good catch, Ben. That sidebar list of blogs is here:

http://www.dailynews.com/ci_6538200

# on Aug.05.2007 AT 06:07 PM
3
Ed Fuentes writes:

“chamber of commerce-y”? OK, that’s it. No more Ralphs coverage.

# on Aug.05.2007 AT 07:14 PM
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RLK writes:

While I support 1st amendment rights, I do not see how a parade can be approved to march past a usually quiet street, 11th, without notifying the residents. Once again the city fails to notify, consult or even consider the new residents.

My neighbor’s cars were either towed or ticketed for being on the parade route. There is so much construction, filming and now parades that it makes it almost impossible to find parking on some days. The city has to be more considerate of the new residents.

Perhaps shorten the parade route, restricting parades from being held on blocks where there are 500 or more residents. Written notices should be a must.

# on Aug.06.2007 AT 09:30 AM
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LA Bus Girl writes:

On my way to work this morning, I saw several piles of these signs discarded on the streets.

Clean up after yourselves, protesters!! Ugh.

# on Aug.06.2007 AT 11:30 AM

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