I have made no secret on this site that I not a fan of the new buildings at LACMA — they are not bad, but they are uninspired, in my opinion. The more I see them the more my opinion…
Author: Mark Berman
Could AEG Sale Help L.A. Football Quest?
There has been much hand-wringing over the past week or so after it was announced that AEG would be put up for sale. People fear that it could jeopardize the effort to bring the NFL back to Los Angeles. I…
Photos: Shuttle Endeavour Over L.A.
There will be thousands of photos out there of the space shuttle Endeavour as it passed over Los Angeles on Friday. Here are a few from the vantage point of my balcony:
Culver City Steps Needs Crosswalk
I have raved about the Culver City Steps several times in these pages. I was back there last weekend and I realized that something major is missing — a crosswalk. There is plenty of street parking on Jefferson, but you…
Photo: LACMA Lawn Before Rock
In the fall of 2010, LACMA opened the Resnick Exhibition Pavilion, complete with a lush lawn behind it. Just a few short months later, crews began ripping up the lawn to prepare for the arrival of Levitated Mass. It was…
Grand Park is a Grand Park!
I paid a visit to Downtown’s new Grand Park on Saturday, and it definitely lives up to its name. It is brilliantly conceived and executed and is a welcome addition to the burgeoning Downtown scene. The park is a 12-acre…
Great L.A. Views: Culver City Steps
I have written before about the Culver City Steps. In addition to a good workout, you get sweeping views of the entire city.
More Mass Transit Not Answer for L.A.?
In my six-plus years in Los Angeles I have pondered the question of mass transit in the city — a problem city officials have been working on for decades now. They have decided that more mass transit is the answer.…
My Verdict on LACMA Rock
So I’ve walked under the giant rock at LACMA several times and I’ve run past it every day for the past couple of weeks. I know you’ve been waiting with bated breath, and now my verdict is in: Meh. I…
California High-Speed Rail Approved
On Friday the California state Senate approved $8 billion to fund the first segment of the bullet train from Southern California to San Francisco. “I think what we did today is going to be seen over many years as a…