LOS ANGELES : Panel OKs Renovation Plan for Pershing Square
The Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Commission approved a $14-million plan to renovate Pershing Square in downtown Los Angeles.
A $6-million grant from the Community Redevelopment Agency and an $8-million tax assessment on area property owners will fund the project. Under the plan, the five-acre park will feature a 120-foot-high purple stucco tower, an amphitheater and a pond amid groves of trees. A sculpture garden will be built for the memorial statues now scattered throughout the park and a walkway will circle its perimeter.
John McAlister, president of the Pershing Square Property Owners Assn., said Wednesday that construction could begin in August if the Cultural Heritage Commission approves the plan at its Aug. 5 meeting. The commission will assess the project’s impact on one of the park’s statues, a historical monument.
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