Councilman Eric Garcetti (13th District) addressed members of the news media, as well as a large group of people gathered, for project "Not a Cornfield". Some of the dignitaries pictured behind Councilman Garcetti are: Mayor Villaraigosa, Council members Ed Reyes (1st District), Tom LaBonge (4th District), and Wendy Greuel (2nd District) as well as other City Council members not pictured. Known originally as Southern Pacific's Cornfield Yard as well as Chinatown Yard property, this 32-acre parcel of land was turned into a temporary public art project. Lauren Annenberg Bon, Annenberg Foundation Trustee and heiress, turned the industrial brownfield into a cornfield for one agricultural cycle at the cost of $3 million dollars; the multi-billion dollar Philadelphia-based Annenberg foundation provided the funds for this project.As of 2006, this field located just north of Chinatown and within half a mile from El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument, became known as Los Angeles State Historic Park. The City of Los Angeles dedicated it as Cultural Monument #82 for its role as the Southern Pacific's River Station railroad yard. Photo dated September 12, 2005.
Garcetti, Eric,--1971- Villaraigosa, Antonio,--1953- Reyes, Ed LaBonge, Tom Greuel, Wendy Not a Cornfield (Project) Press conferences--California--Los Angeles City council members--California--Los Angeles Mayors--California--Los Angeles Public speaking--California--Los Angeles Microphones Podiums--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Gary Leonard Collection photographs Bon, Lauren
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