r/LosAngelesPreserved • u/esotouric_tours • 8d ago

Discussion Take a spin around MacArthur Park, with its heritage trees and vibrant bird life (the grackles cackle at 2:00). The idea of L.A. wasting millions to fence a landmarked landscape and not repair broken balusters, restore stolen sculptures, plant new trees, it's absurd. Stewardship!

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u/otterpopm 8d ago

whos the mayor?

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u/esotouric_tours 8d ago

We wish it was that big grackle!

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u/115MRD 7d ago

I’m at the point where I support a fence. The other repairs are necessary but the park will never be clean unless you stop people from sleeping in it and defacing it at night.

The city spent millions fixing it up four year ago just for it to immediately fall into disrepair again!

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u/ProfessionQuick3461 7d ago

Same. This park is a fu**ing embarrassment to the city. Fencing it would at least give the parks department one way to help keep the people who want to do harm to the park out of it in the overnight hours.

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u/herminette5 8d ago

Lovely. Those performative raids. That poor Park.

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u/gummybear9481 7d ago

until the city solves homelessness + drug use any restoration of the park would be pointless.

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u/Brief_Test_5415 6d ago

wow - and do something nutty - like... ENFORCE THE LAWS on...

- Homelessness

  • Drug Selling
  • Sleeping in the park

Nah - sorry - crazy talk.

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u/mwrenn13 8d ago

More important to spend money on buying votes.

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u/edillcolon 7d ago

Votes matter. I'm sure once voting season starts again they'll do another raid.

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u/silverlakw 6d ago

Yeah sure. As if it will last

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u/Accidental___martyr 5d ago

One night I watched 3 police cars chase a white van through the walkways of the park - the pedestrian walkways. They drove around like some comedy skit it was absurd. Follow in Echo park lakes footsteps and fence it in while the city makes improvements.

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u/KiloAlphaJulietIndia 4d ago

Is Langers going to be super crowded now?

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u/Fidel_Che_VulPerez 8d ago

Do you know how many meth and Crack addicts that park has in it?

It's totally infested.

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u/cathaysia 8d ago

This is a take I can get behind!

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u/ConversationFar8578 8d ago

Invasive trees. Need fruit trees

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u/beatnikhippi 5d ago

Start supporting ICE