L. A. - Art and Motion Poster
by Robert J Sadler
Title
L. A. - Art and Motion Poster
Artist
Robert J Sadler
Medium
Photograph - Photography/digital Art
Description
The BLOC is a mixed use urban development in the heart of downtown Los Angeles which occupies an entire city block between South Flower Street and South Hope Street and W. 8th Street and 7th Street. This view, on 8th Street side shows the black and white graffiti-like mural (by LA-based Sumi Ink Club) above the delivery and parking entrances for the building between South Flower Street and South Hope Street. Anchoring the Flower & 7th Street corner is Macy's with the Sheraton at the corner of 7th Street & Hope. In December 2014 when this photograph was taken, much of the interior was under construction. The BLOC is due to be revealed in late 2015.
As reported in "Curbed Los Angeles":
In early June, "the roof began to come off of the impenetrable-looking, brick shopping complex in Downtown's Financial District known as the Macy's Fortress. The peeling-back of the ceiling is symbolically huge for the structure; the closed-off complex has long been seen as a relic in the era of open-air malls like The Grove or the nearby FIGat7th, but this is a big, showy milestone in its transformation into The Bloc shopping center, which will be much more inviting and accessible than the old fortress. It'll also dovetail with several pedestrian- and transit-oriented projects headed for nearby streets, including the MyFigueroa plan that will make over Figueroa, and the similar reconfiguration planned for Seventh Street.
The Bloc is due to be unveiled in late 2015, according to a release from developer Ratkovich Company, and you can see just how different it will be from the Macy's compound of the past in Studio One Eleven's renderings. The Bloc will have a vast, open, central courtyard, plus its own connection to the Seventh Street/Metro Center station; more than 127,000 square feet of creative office space; an independent Alamo Drafthouse movie theater; and a fully revamped, 485-room Sheraton hotel next door."
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June 11th, 2015
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