If You Build It, They Will Come
The 40 acre site will provide children the simple joys of playing in the park, revive the working class neighborhoods of Northeast L.A., and be part of the Heritage Parkscape linking over 100 recreational, environmental, cultural, historical and educational sites along the L.A. River. The community, activists, and advocates stopped commercial development on the former railyard in favor of a beautiful, balanced park with active and passive recreation in harmony with the natural habitat. State and city officials listened to the community.
The park provides soccer fields, basketball courts, baseball diamonds, habitat restoration and nature walks, and much, much more. At Saturday’s celebration, children planted trees, learned about wildlife, and played in the park’s fountains and fields. Community members enjoyed the event’s cultural performances and learned about the site’s history through public art.
See a gallery of images from the park.
They said it couldn’t be done, but the dream has come true. The City Project is proud to be a part of the many community organizations, activists, advocates, civic leaders, elected officials, agencies, and ordinary people that have made the dream come true for a park at Taylor Yard!
(partial list)
Alianza de los Pueblos del Rio
Anahuak Youth Association
Arroyo Arts Collective
CANDER
Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Center for Law in the Public Interest
Chatten-Brown & Carstens
Citizens Committee to Save Elysian Park
Coalition for Clean Air
Coalition LA
Committee for Safe Children
Concerned Citizens of South Central Los Angeles
Cypress Park Advisory Council
Cypress Park Chamber of Commerce
Divine Savior Church Youth Group
Eagle Rock Victory Outreach
Echo Park Improvement Association
El Centro del Pueblo
Friends of Atwater Village
Friends of Cypress Park Improvement Association
Friends of the Los Angeles River
Heal the Bay
LA County Bicycle Coalition
Latino Urban Forum
Lincoln Heights Neighborhood & Preservation Association
League of United Latin American Citizens
Los Angeles Metropolitan Churches
Mt. Washington Association
Mt. Washington Homeowner’s Alliance
Mujeres de la Tierra
Natural Resources Defense Council
North East Trees
Northeast Renaissance Corporation
PLAYS (Parks for Los Angeles Youth Soccer)
People for Parks
Planning and Conservation League
Remapping-LA
Sierra Club
Southern CA Council on Environment & Development
St. Ann Church Youth Ministry
St. Bernard Glassel Park Youth Ministry
The Advancement Project
The City Project
The River Project
TreePeople
United Nations Youth Organization
William C. Velazquez Institute
Wetlands Action Network
and thousands of individual community members
