ARROYO SECO CONFLUENCE DOWNTOWN / LINCOLN HTS ADJACENT / 475 SAN FERNANDO RD, LA 90031

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1 ARROYO SECO CONFLUENCE DOWNTOWN / LINCOLN HTS ADJACENT / 47 SAN FERNANDO RD, LA The original water source for the pueblo! Can you believe THIS spot is why LA even exists? Can you imagine the eventual history-themed park? LA RIVER CTR A Riverside Dr CONFLUENCE PLAZA ARROYO SECO PKWY - FIRST FWY IN WESTERN US! Grand View Dr BIRD S-EYE VIEW 2 Figueroa St Ave 19 San Fernando Rd STAIRS 110 ARROYO SECO AVE 26 ELYSIAN PK CLOSED FOR BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION - USE VIEWPOINTS BIRD S-EYE VIEW # 1 (ART MODERNE SPIRAL STAIRCASE) - WALK FROM SAN FERNANDO RD CONFLUENCE! LA history trivia contest Fly a kite at a viewpoint Strap a camera to the kite & snap Confluence pix A

2 ED REYES RIVER GREENWAY DOWNTOWN / LINCOLN HTS / AVE 19 + HUMBOLDT ST, LA What happens when a street-end becomes a green haven that filters & cleans our stormwater? This park! Imagine one on every dead-end river street. Humboldt St AVE 26 LA KITCHEN : CITY JAIL AFTER THAT: BOXING GYM, LATINO THEATER HUB NEXT?: ROOFTOP FARM, CLIMBING WALL, CREATIVE COMM HUB Ave 19 San Fernando Rd THRIFT STORE CENTRAL ELYSIAN PK Buena Vista Dr 2 Barranca St Ave 18 Pasadena Ave Jump rope down the paths Badugi tournament, aka Korean poker Stop & smell the native plants

3 BROADWAY BRIDGE DOWNTOWN / CHINATOWN, LINCOLN HTS / N BROADWAY + MEADOW RD, LA Can you find a better view of Chinatown & the future water wheel? One of the river s 14 historic bridges, aka LA Historic-Cultural Monument #907. HISTORIC PORTOLA EXPEDITION MARKER ELYSIAN PK Meadow Rd BIG TRAFFIC - CROSS CAREFULLY! BUILT IN 1911 Pasadena Ave Ave 18 3 A BELVEDERE! DOWNEY REC CTR POOL Spring St 3 LA STATE HIST PK LA NORIA COMING 201! - METABOLIC STUDIO'S 72-FT WATER WHEEL, & A ROOFTOP DELTA OF MT WHITNEY FACILITY TO TREAT, STORE & DISTRIBUTE THE RIVER WATER METABOLIC STUDIO Card games in the belvedere. Bridge, anyone? Boba tea party, red bean pastries Take a selfie, draw in La Noria

4 DOWNEY RECREATION CENTER DOWNTOWN / LINCOLN HTS / 177 & 1772 SPRING ST, LA A summer pool & a community park & rec center. How bout we open the gates, tear down the fences & connect our riverside parks to our river?! CHECK HOURS FOR BOTH LAPARKS.ORG 4 LA STATE HIST PK ELYSIAN PK SIT ON THE GRASS - SEE SWIMMERS, THE RIVER (SORT OF) & HISTORIC BRIDGES METABOLIC STUDIO Spring St STAIRS POOL! SUMMER ONLY PED Ave 18 Ave 19 REC CENTER! INCLS OUTDOOR TRACK & INDOOR AUDITORIUM ALLIANCE CHARTERS Albion St 4 Baker St COMING BY 2016! EXPANSION OF REC CTR & CONNECTION TO RIVER ALBION PK SITE Ave 17 ALBION ES Tai Chi or shoot hoops Grab tacos on Broadway, then grab a picnic table Play Marco Polo, use LA explorer Gaspar de Portola

5 SPRING ST BRIDGE DOWNTOWN / LINCOLN HTS, CHINATOWN / SPRING ST + AURORA ST, LA What can you see under this 1927 bridge? A few shorebirds, art, a future water wheel, & a whole lotta dreams in the City s LA River master plan. Pasadena Ave DODGER STADIUM ELYSIAN PK DOWNEY POOL Spring St Ave 19 ALLIANCE CHARTERS Ave 18 LA STATE HIST PK Aurora St METABOLIC STUDIO HISTORIC OCTAGONAL LANTERNS DOWNEY REC CTR Baker St Spring St DO YOU AGREE WITH THE NEON SIGN? ALBION PK SITE ALBION ES Street art spotting Identify the birds Draw an LA River cartoon

6 ALBION PARK SITE DOWNTOWN / LINCOLN HTS / 1739 ALBION ST, LA Til 2011: a dairy warehouse. By 2016: a big fab park that connects a riverside park to the river & provides much-needed park space for Lincoln Hts. ALLIANCE CHARTERS 6 LA STATE HIST PK Baker St METABOLIC STUDIO Spring St MAKEOVER COMING AS PART OF THE NEW PARK Ave 18 Ave 19 DOWNEY REC CTR 6 Main St SAY ROSS SWISS W/O A SMILE - IF YOU CAN Jetty St Albion St PEEK IN HERE - WHAT SHOULD THE NEW GREENWAY LOOK LIKE? PEEK IN HERE - WHAT SHOULD THE NEW PARK LOOK LIKE? Albion St ALBION ES BYO milkshakes & licuados Card games til the cows come home Sketch an LA River land-art piece our Spiral Jetty!

7 7 LA STATE HISTORIC PARK DOWNTOWN / CHINATOWN / BAKER ST + AURORA ST, LA Aka the Cornfield, it s gone from the pueblo s ag field to a huge rail yard to a major urban park. The river s past, present & future in 32 acres. DODGER STADIUM 110 FIRST 100 YRS - ZANJA MADRE BRINGS WATER FROM RIVER TO PUEBLO NEXT 100 YRS - TRAINS BRING PEOPLE FROM EVERYWHERE TO LA CHINATOWN HERITAGE CTR ZANJA MADRE REMNANT HOMEGIRL CAFE ELYSIAN PK JOGGING LOOP CIT RUS GROVE GREAT MEADOW Spring St PARK HOP! ANN ES ART EVERYWHERE! Main St ELYSIAN PK TOO Baker St CLOSED TIL SUMMER '1 FOR AB-FAB RENOVATION OPEN DURING CONSTRUCTION: PICNIC AREA & NATIVE PLANT GARDEN - 7AM-PM METABOLIC STUDIO DOWNEY POOL Spring St ALBION PK SITE DOWNEY REC CTR Rally folks for an LA-themed song fest Pogo-stick down Baker St Borrow a game, leave a game lending picnic area 7

8 8 CESAR CHAVEZ AVE BRIDGE DOWNTOWN / UNION STATION, BOYLE HTS / CESAR CHAVEZ AVE + MISSION RD, LA LA s very first bridge in 1870, & beloved ever since as an essential connection between downtown & the east side. CHINATOWN EL PUEBLO Alameda St Cesar Chavez Ave UNION STATION DOWNTOWN Vignes St LA CNTY JAILS Lyon St 101 SEE 4 LA NEIGHBORHOODS FROM HERE BOYLE HTS WOODEN & COVERED TIL 1904 PIGGYBACK YD Mission Rd AUTO GLASS ROW LINCOLN HTS PROSPECT PK BRIDGE ES Find all the plaques write your own Tell an East Side Story Sunset bridge stroll visit the other side! 8

9 9 1ST ST BRIDGE DOWNTOWN / ARTS DISTRICT, BOYLE HTS / 1ST ST + VIGNES ST, LA Art & eateries alert! Explore both sides of the iconic east-west connecting boulevard that s a straight shot from Little Tokyo to Mariachi Plaza. MOCA GEFFEN, JAPANESE AMER NATL MUSEUM Alameda St Hewitt St 2nd St HAUNTED BAR, WE HEAR Vignes St STREET ART! STROLL THE BREEZEWAY STAIRS Santa Fe Ave SCI-ARC BALCONY 1st St Myers St MARIACHI PLAZA THATAWAY Mission Rd ANDERSON 9 MENDEZ LRNG CTR Single-file human chain from E to W Stage the Romeo & Juliet balcony scene breezeway) Ouija up LA ghosts tweet a ghost story, #playthelariver #laghosts

10 10 1ST ST BRIDGE ADJACENT DOWNTOWN / BOYLE HTS / 123 MYERS ST, LA A site between railway tracks & loading docks? It s a great spot to imagine the Boyle Hts side of the greenway in the City s LA River master plan. ALAMEDA Santa Fe Ave 1st St INFRASTRUCTURE JUNGLE A-B-C Myers St Mission Rd (E) MENDEZ LRNG CTR PUEBLO DEL SOL BOYS & GIRLS CLUB SELF HELP GRAPHICS Utah St UTAH ES 1st St Gabriel Garcia Marquez St Gless St EL KIOSKO BIRRIA, QUE RICO LIBROS SCHMIBROS PECAN REC CTR Bring watercolors & paint the future Sing Jackson s ABC El Jarabe Tapatío Mexican Hat Dance 10

11 4TH ST BRIDGE DOWNTOWN / BOYLE HTS / 4TH ST + ANDERSON ST, LA A Gothic Revival standout among the river s historic bridges. Walk between Boyle Hts & the Arts District & enjoy the lively & diverse street life. UNION DE VECINOS J ARTS DIST DOG PK Molino St SCI-ARC 4th St Santa Fe Ave STAIRS SPEAKERS CORNER Mission Rd STAIRS 4th St Anderson St ALISO-PICO REC CTR Clarence St Gless St BOYLE HTS YOUTH TECH CTR YOUNG TECHIES UNITE! 4th Pl MAKE A WISH! J Mateo St Santa Fe Ave Game of Thrones costume parade Virtual wishing well! Make a wish, #playthelariver #wishes Speech at Speakers Corner be inspiring

12 6TH ST BRIDGE UNDERPASS (W) DOWNTOWN / ARTS DISTRICT / 90 SANTA FE AVE, LA Grease, Point Break, music videos, crime shows! Everyone s seen this famous film location. Here s your chance to get up close & personal. SITE OFF SANTA FE, UNDER 6TH ST BRIDGE 6th St HISTORIC BRIDGE BUT NOT EARTHQUAKE-SAFE - CONSTRUCTION ON ULTRA-MODERN MODEL STARTS 201 Whittier Blvd Mateo St Santa Fe Ave TRAVOLTA WAS HERE & TIMBERLAKE & GIANT MUTANT ANTS Mission Rd STREET ART EVERYWHERE! Jesse St GREAT VIEW OF SITE FROM HERE METROPOLITAN HS 7th St Film & share your LA story Sing Greased Lightning leather jacket optional How many LA River scenes can you find online?

13 UNDER OLYMPIC BLVD BRIDGE (E) DOWNTOWN / BOYLE HTS / 26 OLYMPIC BLVD, LA The 9th St Viaduct til the 1932 Olympics. This gritty underpass boasts trainspotting & cool graffiti just downhill from the landmark Sears. CAUTION: SITE IS VERY COOL & ALSO VERY GRITTY - GO WITH FRIENDS K Olympic Blvd PARK CAREFULLY - LOW CLEARANCE Rio Vista Ave ACCESS SITE FROM UNMARKED SIDE ST Boyle Ave Soto St ESTRADA CTS LORENA - NOT TO BE MISSED! K INDUSTRIAL SKYLINE Rio Vista Ave Trainspot! Yo-yo Olympics SEARS: 1924 TO NOW SOON: WILL THE MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT INCLUDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING? Instagram your Sears-style family portrait, #playthelariver #searspics

14 Daly St PIGGYBACK YARD DOWNTOWN / 737 LAMAR ST, LA TO 00 MISSION RD, LA Cruise around the #1 wish-list site for an LA central park. Now LA s last rail yard, where they once loaded (piggybacked!) trailers onto train cars. GRIFFIN ES Griffin Ave W HISTORIC WINERY Lamar St Main St ART WALK 2X/YR Main St PLAZA DE LA RAZA Valley Blvd Alameda St HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES Vignes St START YOUR DRIVE OR BIKE HERE LA CNTY JAILS BREWERY ART COLONY ONCE: FREIGHT TRANSFER NOW: FREIGHT & PASSENGER LINES PROPOSED: KEEP THE RAIL, DITCH THE YARD WITH E-W CONNECTIONS, CLEAN TECH, & A 130-ACRE PARK OF YOUR DREAMS LA CNTY CORONER Mission Rd Marengo St LAC + USC MED CTR YOUTH DEVT & ARTS HUB HAZARD PK LEGACY LA W UNION STATION Cesar Chavez Ave 101 Mission Rd GOOD VIEWPOINT PROSPECT PK BRIDGE ES Play train songs on your phone or stereo Piggyback Brewery Colony How will you play here in 2020? #playthelariver #piggyback