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In an effort to beautify the fishing slip at the Port of Los Angeles The Port of Los Angeles is located on San Pedro Bay in the San Pedro neighborhood of Los Angeles, approximately 20 miles (30 km) south of downtown. Also called Los Angeles Harbor and WORLDPORT LA  and make the area more pedestrian A pedestrian is a person travelling on foot, whether walking or running. In modern times, the term mostly refers to someone walking on a road or footpath, but this was not the case historically. History
Walking is the primary means of human locomotion.
 friendly, hundreds of local professional artists are being invited to apply for a job to help landscape architects redesign re·de·sign  
tr.v. re·de·signed, re·de·sign·ing, re·de·signs
To make a revision in the appearance or function of.



re
 the historical section.

Port officials want the multi-level area with poor seating, no lights and lots of concrete to be transformed into a park-like setting where residents can relax and enjoy a view of the slips.

The project is part of the overall $70 million Bridge to Breakwater The Bridge to Breakwater is an annual footrace held along the Los Angeles Harbor in San Pedro, California, featuring 12k and 5k distances. The event debuted in 2006[1].  project that will make the port more accessible to pedestrians.

"'It's historically important and it will renew its connection to the city of San Pedro," said Jody Rassell, a principal of Fine Arts Services. an L.A. art consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee
consulting company

business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a
 that's handling the applications.

The Arts Selection Panel, comprised of local artists and residents, will select one to three winners to work with San Francisco-based Edaw Inc., which plans to complete the project next spring.

Those selected will be paid to help design lighting, furniture, paving and other three-dimensional site-specific works for the project.
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Title Annotation:to beautify Port of Los angeles, professional artists are being recruited
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Author:Greenberg, David
Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1U9CA
Date:Jul 25, 2005
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