Category Archive: 'Heritage Parkscape'

Raul Macias Field L.A. River Center

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

Raul Macias Field at L.A. River Center Grand Opening Jan. 24, 2009
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South Park City Colorado 2004

Monday, June 29th, 2009

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World Wall Mexico City SPARC 2006

Friday, June 26th, 2009

Triumph of the Heart
The World Wall is a traveling installation mural that envisions a future without fear. It was conceived by Chicana mural artist and UCLA Professor Judith F. Baca and coordinated by the Social and Public Art Resource Center (SPARC) in celebration of 30 years of community-based, participatory public arts projects. The World Wall [...]

Heritage Parkscape: St. Bridget’s Chinese Catholic Center

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

Located on the north end of Chinatown, St. Bridget’s Chinese Catholic Center has been a centering force for Los Angeles’s Chinese community since its founding in 1940. Each Sunday, the newly remodeled church hosts one service in English and one in Cantonese.
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Rio de Los Angele State Park “Save Our State Parks Weekend of Action” June 20 and 21, 2009

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

Anahuak Youth Sports Association, Urban Semillas, and The City Project invite you to have fun in the park this weekend!

Rio de Los Angeles is a world-class, balanced park with active and passive recreation that meets the needs of

the community as defined by the community. The park is a best practice example [...]

KCET Webstory the L.A. River Raul Macias Anahuak Youth Sports Association

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

“Many people before us [wanted] to preserve this park only with nature. They had the good intention of restoring the park by leaving the trees the flora, and the fauna. And that’s when the problem started, because other people wanted other things, like soccer fields and recreation for our community.” Raul Macia, President and Founder, [...]

KCET Webstory L.A. River Sepulveda Flood Control Basin

Monday, June 15th, 2009

The Sepulveda Flood Control Basin is a best practice example of a multibenefit green space. The green space includes a park, grass, trees, soccer fields, baseball diamonds, wildlife preserve, birds, rabbits, and flood control. It is a great place for families to visit. The green space naturally filters rain water and run off through natural [...]

KCET L.A. River Webstory The Olmsted Plan

Friday, June 12th, 2009

Visit the coverage of the Olmsted Plan by clicking here.
Visit the complete KCET webstory on the L.A. River by clicking here.
Learn more about the Olmsted plan Parks, Playgrounds and Beaches for the Los Angeles Region here.

California State Park Visitors Spend $4.32 Billion per Year

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

Preliminary findings from a recent Sacramento State survey found that visitors to California’s state parks spend an average of $4.32 billion per year in park-related expenditures, based on attendance estimates by state Parks and Recreation of about 74.9 million visitors a year.

The survey, commissioned and funded by the California Parks and Recreation Department and conducted [...]

KCET L.A. River Webstory The Great Wall, SPARC, and Judy Baca

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

  
Visit the coverage the work of Judy Baca and SPARC on the Great Wall of Los Angeles along the L.A. River by clicking here.
Visit the complete KCET webstory on the L.A. River by clicking here.