How LA’s $588 million ‘Ribbon of Light’ landmark became proof that ‘we can’t have nice things’
The Sixth Street Viaduct was a glowing landmark in Los Angeles … until thieves stole the copper wire for the lights.
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ABC7 investigation: Why haven't downtown Los Angeles's graffiti-covered towers been cleaned up?
DOWNTOWN, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A pair of graffiti-covered skyscrapers have added a bit of unusual color to the downtown Los ...
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How a graffiti-covered skyscraper became LA's newest landmark
The origins of 'LA’s newest landmark' Before capturing ... heavy backpacks full of spray cans," Street Graff, a graffiti videographer who documented the operation, told Hollywood Reporter.
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Massive ‘F–K TRUMP’ message painted on iconic LA bridge
likely from rogue cars doing donuts around the same time the graffiti was left. The bridge, which spans the LA River, replaced the historic Sixth Street Viaduct, whose Art Deco arches were ...
Graffiti-covered building burns in downtown LA — and this isn’t its first fire in recent months
Firefighters battled heavy flames at a graffiti-covered commercial building in downtown Los Angeles that spread to a nearby building and took an hour and 37 minutes to put out — and the suspicious ...
Trial starts for man charged with killing 2 when his gang graffiti was painted over in Northridge
The 26-year-old Panorama City man also faces attempted murder charges for 2 others wounded in the April 2023 shooting.
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Boyle Heights tops L.A.’s graffiti clean-up list
In 2021, there were 21,783 clean-ups in Boyle Heights. The figure has climbed each year since, with the neighborhood hitting ...
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Graffiti artist Alec Monopoly on where he got his name, street art vs gallery art, and what HK-inspired piece you'll see from him next
Rocking the get-up, the graffiti star live-painted an old ... He then went out and sprayed a bunch of Monopoly men on the streets of Los Angeles and, the moniker Alec Monopoly stuck.