tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33099328132731727762011-07-28T16:48:56.944-07:00Is part of LA's history being erased?Rachel and Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15565228072822090395noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3309932813273172776.post-26767712114260993252010-02-09T23:12:00.000-08:002010-03-09T14:01:37.303-08:00The walls of the Los Angeles River have been a canvas for hundreds of graffiti artists for decades. But now, their markings <br />will vanish forever. Is this transformation wiping away criminal inscriptions or wiping out a part of L.A.’s history? You decide.<br /><br /><object width="590" height="370"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ssrGXPIFFZ4&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ssrGXPIFFZ4&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="590" height="370"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:110%;color:#cc0000;">L.A. River Map</span></strong><br />Click on the yellow hotspots to see where some well-known graffiti pieces once stood.<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 12px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /><img border="0" height="640" kt="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kUwgqxpu7DY/S43ILbVzjxI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/LVomvORtdKs/s640/river+map.jpg" usemap="#Image-Maps_9201003022155476" width="384" /></div><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><map id="_Image-Maps_9201003022155476" name="Image-Maps_9201003022155476"><area alt="Murals- MOS LA Event 2007" coords="219,119,269,169" href="http://la.curbed.com/uploads/2007.09.river.jpg" shape="rect" title="Murals- MOS LA Event 2007"></area><area alt="The Giant MTA Piece" coords="191,374,241,424" href="http://animalnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/mta-river-graffiti-700x525.jpg" shape="rect" title="The Giant MTA Piece"></area><area alt="Saber Piece" coords="207,463,257,513" href="http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/cc358/MikeeDread/saber-awr-msk_la-wash_op.jpg" shape="rect" title="Saber Piece"></area><area alt="Frame's Patty Piece" coords="229,572,279,622" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4015/4402335831_47b2388ce0.jpg" shape="rect" title="Frame's Patty Piece"></area><area alt="Image Map" coords="380,636,382,638" href="http://www.image-maps.com/index.php?aff=mapped_users_9201003022155476" shape="rect" title="Image Map"></area></map><map id="_Image-Maps_9201003022155476" name="Image-Maps_9201003022155476"></map></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3309932813273172776-2676771211426099325?l=lariverrubout.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rachel and Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15565228072822090395noreply@blogger.com4