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A look at Parker Center, now nearly demolished
Little remains of the former LAPD headquarters.
30-story tower at 2nd, Broadway set to get underway in 2022
Construction is slated to begin on the tower after the Regional Connector opens.
Here are the details and street closures for New Year’s Eve in Grand Park
Whether you’re ringing in 2019 in Downtown or just trying to avoid shuttered streets, we’ve got details and a map of the festivities at Grand Park.
Parker Center tower slated for complete demolition in January
Preservations fought its destruction, but the former LAPD headquarters won’t stand much longer.
Times Mirror Square, longtime home of the LA Times, is now a landmark
The property owner plans to raze a portion of the newly landmarked complex to build a pair of high-rises.
City committee approves landmarking some—but not all—of Times Mirror Square
The committee did not support historic status for the unpopular 1970s-era addition by modernist William Pereira.
Watch: Downtown LA’s space-age Triforium lights up to music
The colorful light-and-sound sculpture finally glowed again as the artist intended.
Landmark effort for Times Mirror Square breezes through cultural heritage commission
Landmarking could complicate Onni’s plans to redevelop the site as a mixed-use campus.
Fencing is up at Parker Center, where demolition is getting underway
A last-ditch effort to save the structure failed, and now work is underway to wipe the former LAPD headquarters off the map.
AIDS Healthcare Foundation sues LA over Parker Center demolition
The nonprofit says the building should be turned into homeless housing.
‘The time is ripe to take action’: Old Children’s Museum pinpointed as possible emergency homeless shelter
It could house some of the approximately 2,000 people living on the streets and sidewalks of Skid Row.
LA will consider landmarking Times Mirror Square—including 1970s addition
William Pereira-designed offices would be torn down under current development plans.
Activists pushing forward with plan to convert Parker Center into homeless housing
The city plans to begin demolishing the building later this year.
Longtime LA Times headquarters nominated for landmark status
As the paper moves out of the complex, a 1970s addition by architect William Pereira is under threat.
Famed mural to be removed from Parker Center ahead of demolition
Installed in 1955, the mural depicts a panorama of Los Angeles, from the port to Griffith Observatory.
LA Times is moving to El Segundo
The move might only be temporary, but it’s a big deal.
The most exciting construction project in LA right now is the Regional Connector
When complete, it will provide a one-seat ride from Santa Monica to East LA.
LA County approves $40M makeover of The Music Center plaza
A restaurant, wine bar, permanent restrooms, and welcome center will be added to the plaza between the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and Mark Taper Forum.
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Take a video tour through LA’s dashing City Hall
The Art Deco landmark is more than just a civic building.
New renderings reveal the two-tower megaproject planned for Times Mirror Square
The residential development is set to rise right next to the 1935-built Los Angeles Times Building.
Leafier redesign unveiled for Downtown LA’s First and Broadway Park
The park—which will feature a beer garden and meadow—is expected to break ground next year and open in early 2020.
LA OKs plan that would demolish Parker Center
It will be replaced with a new 27-story office tower as part of a larger plan to remake Civic Center.
City committee approves plan to overhaul Downtown LA’s Civic Center
A master plan for Downtown LA’s Civic Center would dramatically reshape the area and ensure demolition of the historic Parker Center building, which served as LAPD headquarters from 1955 to 2009.
City Council won’t landmark Parker Center—it will likely be demolished
In spite of its historical significance and elegant midcentury design, the former LAPD headquarters’ ties with the city’s dark past seems to have convinced officials it isn’t worthy of preservation.
Parker Center's ties with LA's racial injustices may keep it from landmark status
The historic former LAPD headquarters is facing demolition, and it’s looking as though the building’s days may be numbered. Many associate the structure with some of the city’s darkest moments.
Is Parker Center inching closer to demolition?
A new report backs razing the modernist building, which was designed by Welton Beckett & Associates and opened in 1955. More than the structure’s dark history, the hefty cost of saving it has been an issue in the past.
Times Mirror Square could get two tall towers and 1,127 residential units
The plan is to demolish two buildings on the site, including a 1970s William Pereira structure, to make way for the new towers. Three buildings on the site would stay put.
Boxy tower set to rise above new Downtown subway station
New renderings reveal the seemingly gravity-defying design for the 30-story tower set to rise across the street from the LA Times complex on a lot directly above the forthcoming Second/Broadway subway station.
These cool giant paper airplanes are going up soon at Grand Park
A public art piece made to look like 11 paper airplanes flying through the sky will bring some much-needed shade to Grand Park.
Parker Center again threatened by demolition
The LAPD's historic, Welton Becket-designed former headquarters is back in the preservation spotlight after a committee recommended demolishing the structure in August. Now, the Cultural Heritage Commission is rushing to landmark the building.
The First/Broadway Park site has a wild, unusual history
The lot formerly occupied by a famous feral cat colony has connections to two bombings and two homeless activist experiments, including one that involved a 5,000-foot circus tent. The next phase in the property's history: becoming a stylish park.
LA Times complex in DTLA could give way to apartments
The pending sale of the Los Angeles Times complex in Downtown to Canadian developer Onni could lead to huge changes for the prominent complex and propel an equally big transformation of the neighborhood itself.
LA Times' DTLA complex selling to developer
It's not a done deal yet, but if it does go through, the prominent building will likely be redeveloped into sleek offices with retail outlets. Harry Chandler once declared the building a "monument to the progress of our city and Southern California."
Here's the winning design for DTLA's newest park
A dirt lot in Civic Center once ruled by feral cats is a big step closer to becoming a gorgeous park now that a final design team has been selected to transform it. Mia Lehrer + Associates plans to bring in a restaurant and add lots of shade.
Take a Look at Civic Center's New Cycle Track
The new protected bike lanes will link Union Station and Civic Center for cyclists and be accompanied by smoother streets and bus stop islands.
LA City Hall Hosting Party For Prince
LA will pay tribute to the music legend in a special memorial May 6 on the south lawn of City Hall. The event is being organized by activist Najee Ali, who's invited Chaka Khan, Sheila E., and Kendrick Lamar (although it's unclear if they'll show).
Grand Park to Be Shaded by Giant Paper Airplanes
Beating out competition from a shade structure that looked like a picnic tablecloth and another that looked like flowing ribbons, a giant sculpture of what look like paper airplanes will be keeping lunchtime food trucks shady and cool this summer.
4 Ambitious Designs For New Park By LA City Hall
A winning design is due to be chosen this month.