CITIZENS COMMITTEE TO SAVE ELYSIAN PARK

1672 Morton Ave., L.A. 90026 MA 5-8427

NEWSIETTER No. 19
J u 1 y, 1967
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AT AUGUST 4 BANQUET
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spires' an audience. He will speak on "The Open Cif';f""at a Ci'tizens
Commit:tee banque-t. ?t. :tl:l.e . .Sh,a,nghai Re:E;:ta:ur.ant, 49-1-6. :HPH;stW:o'bd' Blvd,,
Friday: August 4. Head of the USC School of Arcbitec'ture
and Fine Arts, an(l.. il. _Cpmmit:t.e.e. s,p.on.s.o.r.
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:Dean. H1:1rs.t :is .. ac:t1:vie 'in the
fight to "j;Jreserve our natural environment.
THE DINNER:' ;.,iii" It will not be a ruh-of-
the-miil chicken-and-peas affair, but an appetite-teasin>< Manaarfn
Chinese banquet. Reservations for one or a dozen are
Round tables acicoiillliodate .. lb", and we urge organizations to take a
10 tickeJ;s __ f()F: anq .. qocktails at .6 p:m.,
d1.nner at 7. Donation, per person, Ples-se send in reservations
and checks as so()n as a13 w_e m1,lst notify the restaurant by
July 28 of the approximate number . of diners. (See Reverse) . ;
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S.C.ORED another yictory. We "t;q()ught .. we wei' .. J...rr.'_for a
hard battle to prevent dismemberment of Elysian Park by the extension
of six-lane Stadium \'lay through the park's main recreation area.
Victory was due, largely, to the help of organizations and individu-
als in opposing the park-destroying plan. It was due also to the
park-saving stand taken by Mrs. Harold c. Morton, Recreation and
Parks commissioner, Councilmen Marvin Braude and Thomas Bradley, who
came to the July 10 hearing; and Louis Dodge Gill, president of the
Board of Public Works.
THE BOARD unanimously rejected the City Engineer's plan to
build a traffic artery throu.:>:h the park and voted to return the
right-of-way to the Recreation and Parks Department. This action
must still be approved by the City Council, but we are justifiably
hopeful.
MOUNTAIN OF COLLECTED AT 'CLEAN-OUT'
THE FIRST Elysian Park was highly successful. Some
85 adults and youngsters collected over 1,000 lbs. of beer cans,
broken bottles, automobile seats and other junk from park sections
3, 4 and 5. Carlton McKinney, Steering Committee member, directed
the project.
TWENTY-FIVE YOUNGSTERS stayed through to the official_weigh-
ing after lunch and each received a prize. Cub Scou.t Tommy lvatson
took home the first prize, a transistor radio. He had collected 50.8
pounds o.f trash. Ben Henry took second place with an official 47.8
pounds. He brought in another 17 pounds after the noon deadline.
PARK OFFICIALS cooperated by providing cans for the trash and
say that they will help publicize future efforts. Of City
Hall could help more by providing routine clean-up. -
TROUBLE AT CABRILLO BEACH
THE RECENTLY FORMED Committee to Save Cabrillo Beach, 127
W. 8th Street, San Pedro, advises that more than
the beach is to be sacrificed for a marina that would. torn .. that area
into a rather exclusive yacht barber and commercial developm<?nt-" . :
serving only a relatively few people. The plan awaits autb_or'iza"(:.iop.
from the Army to build access roads through Fort
The committee suggests Terminal Island as a site for the
rna rj,_na .. a:o<l, asks that protests be sent to the Board of Harbor Commis-
sioners :(:2S 5th Street, San Pedro); and to Councilman John S.
Gibson Jr., City Hall, Los Angeles; and that letters be written to
Sta-cley Resore, Secretary of the Army, Washington, D.C., opposing the
turning over of Army land to the Harbor Commission.
,CHRISTMAS C.I\RDS -- We're sorry to have raised your hopes
falsely, but we won't "3 able to offer Christmas cards featuring a re-
production of a Leo Politi painting . Leo is "snowed under" with work.
AET FESTIVAL-- The 15th annual All-City Out<loor Art Festival
will be held. in 1?ark.,Aue; .. 5-13 .... Ac-"3.d;;my .. :P""--.s C.."3.n:fOYI Dl:',