Greater LA
What’s the future of Pershing Square?
Angelenos have long criticized Pershing Square as hideous, dated, and user-unfriendly. Redesign plans have languished over the years. Will the dated-looking park -- with a parking garage underneath -- finally get the attention it deserves?
By Steve Chiotakis • • 24m ListenAngelenos have long criticized Pershing Square as hideous, dated, and user-unfriendly. Redesign plans have languished over the years. Will the dated-looking park -- with a parking garage underneath -- finally get the attention it deserves?
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City Councilman Jose Huizar held a press conference on Monday about his 4-year-old plan to revamp downtown’s Pershing Square. Many people have criticized this park as hideous, dated, and unwelcoming. That’s because it’s cut off from the sidewalks around it, and it’s raised up.
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