Created Image: Brunswig Building/Homeless Encampment
Los Angeles has the highest number of homeless people in the country, according to a 2016 report by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Created Image: Union Station/Old Chinatown
In 1931, the California Supreme Court upheld a decision which condemned the land where Los Angeles’ “Old Chinatown” stood in order to construct a public transit terminal in its place.
"A Bridge Home: Emergency Temporary Housing"
This is an official video from Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti's website to promote his initiative for emergency homeless shelters.
Over the years, La Plaza has seen numerous government and private-sector backed projects aimed at “revitalizing” the area (the construction of Union Station, the creation of the Romanized Olvera St