Downtown’s Green Oasis The 40-acre Rio de Los Angeles State Park near the L.A. River is a pleasant shock. April 28, 2007 EDITORIAL Los Angeles Times IT’S AN ODD SORT of feeling, as if a parallel universe had been plopped on top of the northeastern corner of Los Angeles. The hills of Elysian Park are [...]

Los Angeles celebrates grand opening of Rio de Los Angeles State Park at Taylor Yard. 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 [...]

Come Celebrate the Grand Opening of Rio de Los Angeles State Park at Taylor Yard, Rain or Shine! Groundbreaking January 2005 Ted Jackson, Operations Director of the California Department of Parks and Recreation, has confirmed that there will be a celebration today rain or shine! Dedication and Ribbon Cutting April 20, 2007 3:00 p.m. 1600 [...]

State Park to Open Near L.A. River Rio de Los Angeles State Park is a symbol of the revitalization of a once crime-plagued neighborhood. By Steve Hymon, Times Staff Writer Los Angeles Times April 16, 2007 Just a few decades ago, the Taylor Yards was a two-mile-long expanse of railroad tracks where trains were coupled [...]