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More Park Hopping

Green roof

CITY WEST STILL HAS A 'BEAUTIFUL VIEW':  The downtown is backdrop for the green roofs of the buildings housing administrative, storage and maintenance facilities. t the base of the 10.5 acre Vista Hermosa Park, the FIFA-regulation soccer field––though synthetic––adds to the far reaching green sight line to the skyline. It was billed as Downtown's first new public park since 1895 (which may mean the Los Angeles State Historic Park, aka "the Cornfields," is considered north of Downtown). No matter, it's been great weather to visit any park for even just an hour. The official address for Vista Hermosa Park is 100 N. Toluca Street.  Another photo, with different exposure, is after the jump.

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viewfromaloft on January 29, 2009 at 01:09 PM in Downtown Park Hopping | Permalink | Comments (0)

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