![]() ![]() The project will take up around 4.4 acres right opposite the Banc of California Stadium. Elyse Valenzuela has lived in these apartments for 30 years. The project, called The Fig, is part of a surge in gentrification in an area that had once been one of the most affordable in Los Angeles. Their home and seven other buildings along Flower Drive are set to be torn down to make room for a multi-use residential and commercial complex by Irvine-based Ventus Group, which acquired the property in 2015. For more information about exhibits, tickets, hours and directions, visit the California Science Center website.For 30 years, Elyse Valenzuela has lived with her mother and three siblings in a rent-stabilized apartment across the street from the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and the new Banc of California Stadium - close enough to hear the roar of the crowd on game days.īut these days Valenzuela and her family have little to cheer about. NASA awarded Endeavor to the California Science Center, which opened the exhibit in 2012. This real-life, retired Space Shuttle is just one of the original five Space Shuttles ever built having completed 25 missions in space. However, the most popular exhibits are the Air and Space Exhibits, including the Space Shuttle Endeavor at the Samuel Oschin Pavilion. “Creative World” is a showcase of exhibits and hands-on activities that explore invention and innovation. Permanent exhibits include “Ecosystems,” a two-story, 45,000-square-foot exhibit which replicates several different ecosystems, such as a river, desert, deep sea and island, complete with live animals and aquariums. Admission to the museum includes access to its permanent exhibits, such as the Space Shuttle Endeavour and other prominent aircraft and spacecraft, and to various activities and demonstrations. Space Shuttle Endeavor at the California Science Center, Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons California Science Centerįounded in 1951, the California Science Center is the West Coast’s largest hands-on science center. For more information about exhibits, hours and directions, visit The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County website. The museum maintains collections in mineralogy, mammalogy, ornithology and other fields, and has the second-largest collection of marine mammal remains int he world, second to only that of The Smithsonian. It is comprised of three floors of permanent exhibits, and recently underwent a major renovation to provide an improved visitor experience with the addition of Dinosaur Hall in 2011, a Los Angeles history exhibition, “Becoming Los Angeles” in 2013, and the outdoor Nature Gardens and Nature Lab also opened in 2013. The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHM) is the largest natural history museum in the western United States, founded in 1913 on the mission to ” inspire wonder, discovery, and responsibility for our natural and cultural worlds.” It covers over 4.5 billion years of history with nearly 35 million specimens and artifacts. The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Photo courtesy of Matt Dillon, Flickr The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHM) Visit the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum website for more information about the stadium, including for tours and directions. The famous Olympic cauldron towers over the stadium and is lit on special occasions. The stadium is one of the largest in the United States and can seat between 78,000 and 93,000 people, making it a prime choice for large sporting events, including the closing ceremony of the 2028 Summer Olympics. It is the only stadium that will have hosted three Olympic games, first in 1932, then in 1984 and again in 2028. However, the Coliseum is best known for its Olympic presence. It was built in 1923 and has been home to several of the city’s teams across multiple sports, including the Los Angeles Rams of National League Football, the crosstown rival USC Trojans football team and even the temporary home of the Los Angeles Dodgers and UCLA Bruins in the past. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is more than just a stadium but a hallmark of civic pride in the city of Los Angeles. Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Photo courtesy of InSapphoWeTrust, Flickr Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum ![]()
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