The saddest one of all. When the well-fed, disapproving suits show up to make catastrophic decisions about people's lives without asking them what they want or need. Such a clash of sensibilities and imbalance of power:
http://rosettaapp.getty.edu:1801/del...s_pid=IE209411
Urban Redevelopment Commission, 1949-1955. Tour, April 26, 1949
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And speaking of complaining about what "they" are up to, it's a fine old tradition around these parts:
californiadigitalnewspapercollection Los Angeles Herald, Volume 44, Number 95, 15 July 1895
I remember that little park from the CC Pierce photo below. I remembered it particularly because of the way the palm had been tied down, like someone feared it might try to make a run for it. The park was cleared in the end for the City Hall annex (and is now smothered under the LAT parking structure):
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