To the editor: For these of us who dwell, work and create artwork in downtown Los Angeles, El Corazón Artwork Park represents one thing too usually lacking from the dialog: hope (“A vacant lot near City Hall will become an art park. Why are some people objecting?,” July 13).
I’ve spent years utilizing artwork to advocate for Skid Row. Meaning creatively bringing coverage to life to assist make it accessible. It means utilizing artwork to convey individuals collectively throughout neighborhoods which can be too usually divided. A vacant, fenced-off lot serves nobody. A free public area stuffed with artwork, tradition, music and group programming creates alternatives for connection, therapeutic and belonging.
Downtown wants extra locations the place all residents, artists, households and guests can collect. El Corazón Artwork Park will be such a spot.
As a group member concerned within the course of, I help this undertaking. We should always embrace a imaginative and prescient of downtown Los Angeles that values creativity, group and public areas that convey individuals collectively. And we should always embrace that imaginative and prescient figuring out we’re two years away from the 2028 Olympics.
Tom Grode, Los Angeles
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To the editor: At a time when downtown wants all the assistance it may get, selecting an artwork park and wellness middle over a vacant filth lot ought to be a straightforward choice. The undertaking would convey magnificence, exercise and funding to the world, making a welcoming area for residents and guests whereas supporting the revitalization that downtown urgently wants.
John Echeveste, Port Hueneme
