EDITORIAL DOWNTOWN'S CENTERPIECE DISNEY HALL IS GREAT BUT THE REST OF L.A. NEEDS HELP TOO.STUNNING.'' ``Breathtaking.''' ``Uplifting.'' Los Angeles' newest architectural icon debuted last week, amid all the hoopla hoop·la n. Informal 1. a. Boisterous, jovial commotion or excitement. b. Extravagant publicity: The new sedan was introduced to the public with much hoopla. 2. and adjectives one might expect from the unveiling of the crown jewel Crown jewel A particularly profitable or otherwise particularly valuable corporate unit or asset of a firm. Often used in risk arbitrage. The most desirable entities within a diversified corporation as measured by asset value, earning power, and business prospects; in takeover of downtown L.A. The gleaming Walt Disney Concert Hall This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since September 2007. on Grand Avenue is an important cultural addition, putting Los Angeles appropriately in the same league of other cultural centers around the world. The futuristic building represents, both physically and culturally, a significant divergence in music with its modern curves and composers. And by creating some $15 seats, it ensures that most anyone can attend. The construction of the $274 million music center is part of a three-decade effort by the city's richest and most influential people to rejuvenate re·ju·ve·nate tr.v. re·ju·ve·nat·ed, re·ju·ve·nat·ing, re·ju·ve·nates 1. To restore to youthful vigor or appearance; make young again. 2. downtown, a movement that has bled the neighborhoods dry of tax dollars but now seems to be showing some success. Hopefully, the city's elite will now turn their attention to the rest of Los Angeles, which is desperately in need of leadership planning and investment. Los Angeles' leaders need to look beyond downtown and the Westside and bring their energy and wealth to fixing what they have broken with their neglect from the northeast San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. to North Hollywood and on down to the south side. |
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