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How do you play the L.A. River at the Spring Street Bridge?
Councilman Ed Reyes
Councilman Ed Reyes discusses the resilience of the Los Angeles River and the Revitalization Plan for the river's future.
Black-necked stilt wading in the L.A. River. | Megan Sanborn
Flocks of Black Neck Stilts head down to the "wetlands" of the Los Angeles River in the spring where you can find them feasting on the algae clumped on the concrete in Downtown L.A.
Sixth Street bridge steel arches from the west side of the viaduct in January 2012 I Photo by Ed Fuentes
From films like Grease to Transformer, Hollywood has long been fascinated by a vision of the channelized Los Angeles River as a landscape of decay and abandonment.
Communities enjoy the Los Angeles River in EARTH FOCUS episode "Transforming the Los Angeles River." Image courtesy of PBS SoCal.
The Departures team collected stories from Elysian Valley residents about their experiences as a child with the Los Angeles River.
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How do you play the L.A. River at the Cesar Chavez Avenue Bridge?
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How do you play the L.A. River at Downey Recreation Center?
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How do you play the L.A. River at Maywood Riverfront Park?
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How do you play the L.A. River at Lillard Outdoor Classroom?
Portraits of Elias Jackson Baldwin through the years. Images: Los Angeles Public Library
More than a century after his death, his name still echoes throughout the Southland: Baldwin Park, Baldwin Lake, Baldwin Avenue, and Baldwin Hills.
A group of laborers and their children at Santa Anita Ranch, ca 1886. Image: Courtesy of Los Angeles Public Library
More than likely, Elias Jackson "Lucky" Baldwin's decision to hire such a multicultural labor force was merely a shrewd business decision, allowing him to pay low wages.
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Since the 1980s Leimert Plaza has been a go-to community space for the African American community.
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