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New street lights contest aims to bring civic beauty to all of LA, to every income level
LA is full of Instagram-worthy backdrops. Among the most popular are the rows of old street lights in front of LACMA by artist Chris Burden.
By Madeleine Brand • • 9m ListenLA is full of Instagram-worthy backdrops. Among the most popular are the rows of old street lights in front of LACMA by artist Chris Burden. But aside from that art installation, most people probably don’t give a second thought to the lights keeping LA streets aglow at night.
The city wants to change that. The mayor’s office held a design competition. The winner was announced today: Project Room and its “Superbloom” design.
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The full episode
2 of 4Mental health in the Black community- 0:00Why African Americans are facing ‘a double and triple dose of stress,’ and how they’re staying grounded
- 18:05New street lights contest aims to bring civic beauty to all of LA, to every income levelYou’re reading this
- 27:40Where to buy baked goods in LA, and how to make sticky buns at home
- 37:07Charlie Kaufman on ‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things,’ relationships and loneliness