Silver Lake’s Answer to the Eiffel Tower
While Silver Lake has become one of Los Angeles’ more popular neighborhoods, the district wedged between Hollywood and downtown LA sometimes oozes a too-cool-for-school-vibe.
One example is the guerilla art project at the corner of Parkman and Silver Lake, across the street from Parkman Triangle. For several months, the gigantic Tinker Toy project gone wrong has vexed neighbors, torn between dumping it or shrugging their shoulders as they walk or drive by it.
No one knows who put up the sad ramshackle display, but many residents would like to see it knocked down. They may have their wish granted, naturally: as we walked by it yesterday, it looks like it is one more Santa Ana wind away from oblivion.
Perhaps it could be moved to Sunset Junction, saving $100,000 to be spent on a new plaza and artwork at Sunset and Santa Monica?
The guerilla art joke on Parkman and Silver Lake
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Leon Kaye
Leon Kaye is the founder and editor of GreenGoPost.com and its advisory division, GGP Media. Contact him to discuss how he can work with your organization or event.
His focus is making the business case for sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR).
He writes for San Francisco-based Triple Pundit, Inhabitat and now The Guardian, for which he writes about corporate responsibility, water, and green building. He has also written for AIA's Architect Magazine.
Leon works out of Fresno and Silicon Valley, California, and when he has free time, he enjoys hiking, gardening, cooking, weightlifting, and planning his next trip to one of the 60 countries he has visited. He has an MBA from USC's Marshall School of Business and is also a proud graduate of the University of Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC) and Cal State-Fresno.
