6th Street Bridge: A Bridge to the Future - Los Angeles, with Alex Ward, AIA
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- FORM: pioneering design magazine video with Alex Ward, AIA of lxw design and Chairman of Friends of the Los Angeles River. Read the piece on Friends of the Los Angeles River with Lewis MacAdams, FoLAR's cofounder. Find it in FORM magazine's Mar/April 2011 Infrastructure issue. For more videos go to FORMmag.net
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Due to the class of the residents of Los Angrles, this new bridge will deteriorate in to a graffiti ridden, homeless inhabited, garbage filled, urine stained toilet, just like the poor old bridge. The old one was "Beautification" the planned new one is "Revitalization" but in fact, the residents of LA have no respect for public or private property and will turn this project into shit within a year.
welcome to helLA
The arches are one part of the bridge's beauty, but to be honest, I think more people are charmed by the art deco design elements that enhance the entire structure. There isn't a single part of the 6th street bridge that isn't "decorated" in some way. We don't seem to "celebrate" the construction of public enhancements anymore. If you look at some of California's older freeway constructions, they were DECORATED, they were half-art, half-architecture. Someone should really document all the design elements of this bridge before they replace it!
I concur. I work for CalTrans and I see and know that the only thing that receives any “artistic element” are the (usually ugly) retaining walls. Often they are imprinted with some type of local “city theme” (orange crates in Riverside). In this case the bridge was a city of LA project; thus more design input and iconic in nature!
@@christopherstevenson9737 Right, glorious aqueducts with not much water underneath them says the timeline is off.
Fast-forward to today hellcat crashes on the new 6th street bridge 😂‼️
Hey im glad to see someone from the future in this comment strip!! All these comments are years old and im sure none imagined the chaos in 2022!...ok im going back to the future!
This demolition will tear at my heart. My sister and I spent a good amount of weekends in the 80's taking the bus from East LA to Mid City to visit our favorite aunt. Going over the bridge was always my favorite part. Even at 8 I understood and appreciated the beauty.
I really like the Art Deco style of this bridge. It's been years that I've drove on it. Too bad, it's being demolished as I type this. :(
I love going to the las Angeles river in GTA
Lol foreals
More UA-cam video should be made this good
is the bridge in pasadena another relative bridge?
i enjoy the LA soundscape but the man talking is kinda distracting.
yesterday was the opening of the new 6th street bridge. it's bigger, safer and actually looks modern - not in an eyesore way.
A Bullet train, the best NFL Stadium/ Convention center, New Metro Expo line from Downtown LA. to Santa Monica,( first phase already open on the 28th) and from the valley to the Airport(future project) the LA live Downtown LA, Living LA bringing back the construction of condominiums in Downtown, a new 51 mile LA River!!! the grand avenue project, New Street cars project,( see here /watch?v=h5C65fZLwg8 ) LA. under Antonio Villarraigosa has come back from being a forgotten city to a new Era.
the future of this bridge sounds pretty interesting
The inhabitants are currently demolishing the new bridge that just opened.
A very informative video on why this historic icon of a bridge is structurally deficient and it is very unfortunate that the original concrete mix was inferior which has unfortunately cut the lifespan of this awesome landmark horribly short.
You just can't make this stuff up.
Iam planning on going to Los Angeles. Is there a way anyone can walk down there any take photos?
Great video - best 14 minutes spent this morning!
I'm at the 6th Street Bridge demolishing it's very beautiful love LA...
Rent a bike, most rivers here have a bike route that is right next to the river. Most parts of it you can actually walk down to the river. I've seen some people ride their bikes on the riverbed. Not recommended during the fall/winter or any rainy days......but it's very beautiful now. They planted native river plants and have redone the ugly flat concrete looking canal walls with rocks so it looks more natural.
This is amazing! I truly believe that Los Angeles will be THE city of the 21st Century. Already Los Angeles is developing a breathtaking skyline, the start of a modern bullet train station, a potential home for an NFL team complete with it's own stadium, and lets not forget the grand avenue project! A new, modern bridge and revitalized river is EXACTLY what Los Angeles deserves and I'm glad to see there are people who think the same way as me! Where and when could i support?
sounds like they forgot to turn off the cameras mic. both the lavier and shotgun sound like they are in synch with each other lol
Alex, what do you think of the design that was chosen for the new bridge? Was it your favorite of the bunch? It was the second favorite for me. I preferred the design with the center isle for pedestrian traffic. I thought that to be a more unique design of form and function.
Good video, but you should have worn a lavalier mic on your lapel.
The new design is ehhhhh
truth be told I hope some kids tag the crap out of that new bridge
Your parents must be very proud.
tower bridge in London. yea I think they would not tear that one down either.
the new bridge will look so out of place : (
I was just in LA and I wanted to visit this area.
thanks for the info
What elements were removed?
Anybody know why they brought it down???
it's too old need new technology
+Machinima MHD so will they build a new bridge?
Yes
The design is already out
They destroyed part of it as if now