15th Street: Cherry to Junipero is Clean

15th Street from Junipero to Cherry is clean. This is the first time we cleaned 15th street east of Cherry. We will be getting Stanley and Sherman soon. Stanley and Sherman may take a little longer as they are both somewhat wider than the average residential street in the MacArthur Park neighborhood.

Remember the second, re-visioning meeting for Cambodia Town is today at 12pm at Mark Twain Library.

Some Nicer Landscapes Around MacArthur Park

Tree/ Fence

Today I traveled through MacArthur Park Neighborhood with a camera.  The idea was to find some of the more creative things people have done with landscaping. Some of what I found was done for aesthetics. Some was done for function. Most were done for both.

For instance one practical trend was flowering ivy on the sides of fences. That made them look more like a garden and less like a gate. Also, from a practical point of view, that makes tagging the gate much more difficult. And if you rip the flower off, you're technically picking flowers.

How much of a gangster does anyone look picking flowers?

To the upper left is one older example of landscaping that stood put very well. It's a 30 foot fence built of end to end pine trees. Obviously, that took some time to create, but today it really stands out.

Simple Desert Landscape: Less Maintenance

Below are some more examples of more creative landscaping ideas. Some would take more time than others.

Flower Bush/ Rose Combo

To the right you see the flowering bushes lining Rose Street along the metro station. The rose bushes scale the wall. And a smaller white flowering plant lines the sidewalk to the fence. One thing that stands out is how little trash there is along the street. This is probably beacuase you'd really look like a jerk messing this up and the white flowering brush does not leave much room to dump your trash.

Below you see a simpler layout done by a resident. This is a simple line of trees lined by a small flower bed on the north end closest to the driveway. It looks nice, simple and symmetrical. Additionally, it would save the resident a lot of time mowing an extra patch of lawn.

In the near future, I will add to this list and find examples of what residents are doing with the landscapes in the 90813 zip outside of MacArthur Park.

Simple Symmetry