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The Departures team collected stories from Elysian Valley residents about their experiences as a child with the Los Angeles River.
Luis Rodriguez, a Los Angeles native and writer, sees the Los Angeles River as a public forum for the exchange of art and ideas.
Mia Lehrer sees urban planning as a tool to improve environmental and social issues and the L.A. River is the perfect opportunity to exercise this vision.
Video interviews with the City Engineer of Los Angeles, Gary Lee Moore who is heavily involved with the plan to revitalize the Los Angeles River.
Dan Cooper, an authority on California bird identification and ecology, has spotted species near the river that haven't been seen for over a century, hinting that revitalization of the area is on the right track
“I searched for about nine months, day in and day out. This one house I happened to buy was on the market for three hours.”