Английская Википедия:Destination Crenshaw
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox museum Destination Crenshaw is an under-construction Шаблон:Convert open-air museum along Crenshaw Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, dedicated to preserving the history and culture of African Americans.Шаблон:R The project includes new pocket parks, outdoor sculptures, murals, street furniture, and landscaping.Шаблон:R
Design
The design of the street features four nodes along its length, each featuring a theme celebrating the heritage of the area's African American art. The northernmost end of the project at Sankofa Park creates a large new public park adjacent to Leimert Park Metro station.Шаблон:R A Sankofa bird is depicted with its head turned backwards while its feet face forward carrying a precious egg in its mouth.Шаблон:R Park visitors will be able to look north and south from an elevated viewing platform.Шаблон:R Sculptures by Charles Dickson, Maren Hassinger, Artis Lane, and Kehinde Wiley will be in Sankofa Park.Шаблон:R The nearby Leimert Plaza Park is a gathering place in Leimert Park Village which has served as a hub of African-American art and culture in Los Angeles.[1] The second node will be located at 50th Street near Crenshaw High School and is themed "Dreams". This node was inspired by local architect Paul Revere Williams (1894 – 1980).Шаблон:R A sculpture by Alison Saar was inspired by her memories of her mother, the artist Betye Saar, shopping here.Шаблон:R "The Crenshaw Wall" has an existing mural titled "Our Mighty Contribution"[2] depicting the millennia of black history starting with the words, "In the beginning".[3] The Шаблон:Convert was painted in 2000 but the wall has been the site of murals and graffiti art celebrating black culture and social commentary since at least the 1960s.[4] A new mural, "The Struggle Continues" will reimagined and expand on those themes.[5] The third node, themed "Firsts" is centered around 54th St and includes new pocket parks. Melvin Edwards' work here was done with the memory of his first sculpture ever exhibited nearby in 1963.Шаблон:R The initial concept for the southernmost end of the project included the Crenshaw Monument, a 1Шаблон:Convert totem that spells out Crenshaw in giant letters.Шаблон:R A work by Brenna Youngblood will be the first placed in I AM Park at Slauson Avenue.Шаблон:R
Perkins and Will is the design firm for the project.[6] Architect Zena Howard has more than 25 years of experience creating work designed to pay homage to Black history. What she calls “remembrance work” has included projects such as the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the Motown Museum expansion, and the International Civil Rights Center and Museum.[7] Groundbreaking took place on Feb 29, 2020. Construction was slated for completion within a year but was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.Шаблон:RШаблон:R The museum will have 100 permanent and temporary public artworks.Шаблон:R
Formation
The major commercial corridor for the Hyde Park, Leimert Park and Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw neighborhoods is known as "the heart of African American commerce in Los Angeles".Шаблон:RШаблон:RШаблон:R The project was conceived to celebrate the Crenshaw business district as a black community amid fears of gentrification with the arrival of the K Line light rail and the NFL Stadium in Inglewood.Шаблон:R In the midst of the transit construction and coming demographic changes, this placekeeping project celebrates being “unapologetically, authentically black.”Шаблон:R Like Koreatown, Chinatown and Olvera Street, proponents want this project to provide an identity to this community and highlight the historic nature of South Los Angeles.Шаблон:R
The office of Los Angeles Council member Marqueece Harris-Dawson has engaged the neighborhood in the project.Шаблон:R He brought together leaders from South Los Angeles including artists, activists, curators, musicians, filmmakers, academics, community planners, and community organizers. The stakeholders and experts included Judith Baca, Ben Caldwell, Ron Finley, Mark Steven Greenfield, Darnell Hunt, and Nipsey Hussle before his death in March 2019.Шаблон:RШаблон:R Issa Rae spoke at the groundbreaking ceremony at the end of Black History Month on February 29, 2020.Шаблон:RШаблон:R[8] Rae said this project is special to her as she is a native of the area.Шаблон:R
Business owners and residents were upset that the light rail trains running at street level would remove parking spaces essential to the commercial area.Шаблон:R The fence along the train tracks is a barrier that further impacts local small businesses.Шаблон:R As the light rail line brings the possibility of gentrification, efforts are being made to ensure the project benefits the people who already live along the route.Шаблон:R The project has worked to support local businesses by providing infrastructure improvement grants for business owners who own their properties, including code compliance work, new parking spaces, building repairs and culturally stamped sidewalks.Шаблон:R Contractors will be required to hire workers who are underrepresented minorities in the trades.[9] The planned roll out is for a total of 100 works by emerging, mid-career, and established artists till 2027.Шаблон:R Local artists are included in the project.Шаблон:R
The $100 million project has received government funding from the City of Los Angeles, the State of California, and Los Angeles County.Шаблон:R The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority board unanimously voted to approve $15 million for the construction of Sankofa Park as they were already responsible for site improvements including the sidewalk and curb after construction of the K Line is complete.[10] The project will also enhance Metro-owned properties along the street level light rail route.Шаблон:R The Getty Foundation committed $3 million in grants for artist commissions, fabrication and conservation planning for the initial seven sculptures.Шаблон:R Steve Ballmer donated to this project and others whose grantees "are working toward racial equity, specifically within predominantly Black communities."[11][12] DeMar DeRozan lead a private fundraising drive.[13] In July 2022, a visit by Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg highlighted how the project will benefit from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.Шаблон:R Шаблон:As of, $72 million of its $100 million goal had been raised.[14]
See also
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