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formeryelpers · 2 months

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Ord & Yale Street Park, 524 Ord St, Los Angeles (Chinatown), CA 90012

The Ord & York pocket park opened in late 2021. It’s a gorgeous park on the edge of Chinatown, next to the Chinatown Public Library. Vagrants have always hung out in that area and they’re at the park now. Even worse, there’s graffiti all over the restrooms and picnic area. I’d be afraid to use the restroom. I heard someone yelling in there. A homeless person was sleeping in the playground and there wasn’t one child using the playground. In fact, the only people in the park were homeless. No one was using the picnic and game tables and someone left trash on the tables.

But the park is still very pretty and has a red entrance that looks Chinese. It’s half an acre and on a hillside. There are viewing platforms and exercise equipment, plus decorated stairs with inspiring messages. The landscaping, plants, trees, and waterfall still look nice. There’s a mix of trees from Asian and native plants.

I fear that in a few years, the park is going to be completely trashed.

4 out of 5 stars

By Lolia S.

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bronzestring91-blog · 5 years

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Construction Begins for New Park in Chinatown

Construction is underway for a new pocket park behind the Chinatown Library, according to social media posts by AHBE Landscape Architects.

The project, considered an expansion of the nearby Alpine Recreation Center to access Proposition 84 funds, will repurpose an L-shaped lot at the intersection of Yale and Ord Streets as a half-acre of community-serving green space.

The $8.5-million project, designed by AHBE, adapts to a steep grade change across the property by creating multiple terrace levels connected by stairs and paths. Each terrace level offers different amenities, including outdoor seating, shade structures, and gathering space.

Planning for the park at Yale and Ord Street began in 2010, when the project was awarded $5 million in state funds. The remaining construction budget is being filled with city and county funds.

The City of Los Angeles officially purchased the park site in 2017 and brought on AHBE as the project's landscape architect.

Source: https://urbanize.la/post/construction-begins-new-park-chinatown

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