Location Description
When the San Angeles Planning Council in 2422 first saw blueprints for the centerpiece of what was known then as the Transport District, they were astounded. Architects at the firm of Stanford and Cohen proposed a massive complex that would include a spacious greenspace surrounded by music halls, concert complexes, and art museums.
Such a plan proved cost-prohibitive, as the council refused to make taxpayers foot the bill for the ambitious design.
The council found a benefactor in a reclusive artist named Jess Rhodes, who vowed to invest her fortune in the project. However, the staggering collapse of the virtual entertainment market of 2426 decimated her wealth.
In the end, the Council settled for building a modest concrete plaza with a silver steel arch over twin gurgling fountains, with a holocinema on the south side and Crawford Street to the east.