*Over 2,000 community members, business owners and artists in Los Angeles are being highlighted and celebrated via the groundbreaking Destination Crenshaw, a 1.3 mile long outdoor art and culture experience celebrating Black Los Angeles.
As noted on the official website, Destination Crenshaw is an “unprecedented community-led project that will celebrate the 200+ year history of Black activism in L.A.”
“Through education, arts and culture, Destination Crenshaw will cement itself as a cultural hub that will facilitate economic security and entrepreneurship for residents as a method of place-keeping and community building,” the site says.
Check out some images from the project below.
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via inhabitat.com:
Located along Crenshaw Boulevard from Leimert Boulevard to 60th Street, Destination Crenshaw will transform 1.3 miles of streetscape into an outdoor arts and culture experience with hundreds of new trees, 100 permanent and rotating art installations and 10 pocket parks. The project is organized into four distinct nodes that will serve as thematic design lenses. “Improvisation” at W. Slauson Avenue celebrates the community’s resourcefulness. “Firsts” at 54th Street honors past and present black pioneers, and “Dreams” at 50th Street highlights the community’s placemaking abilities. “Togetherness” at West Vernon Avenue focuses on the area’s significant cultural infrastructure, before culminating at Sankofa Park, an elevated outdoor plaza with views out onto Crenshaw Boulevard and beyond.
Destination Crenshaw will also provide construction career opportunities for residents while supporting existing local businesses, the report states.
“Our work on Destination Crenshaw has always centered on the theme ‘Grow Where You’re Planted,’ which is inspired by African giant star grass,” said Gabrielle Bullock, managing principal of the project. “Known to thrive in inhospitable environments, the grass reminds us of the history and resiliency of Black L.A., whose deep community roots have strengthened over the decades despite facing years of root shock.”
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