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Order Number	00063436
Title	Preparing "Not a Cornfield" field
Photographer	Leonard, Gary.
Collection ID	Gary Leonard Collection Los Angeles Photographers Collection
Location/Accession	GPC_b36_f4_i22
Date	2005
Physical Description	1 photograph :color
Description	Photo shows a large parcel of land, known originally as Southern Pacific's Cornfield Yard as well as Chinatown Yard property; the site is referred to by many as the Cornfield--a nod to the past, when the parcel produced tons of corn. An irrigation system has been placed on this 32-acre section, which will become a temporary project, transforming this industrial Brownfield into a cornfield for one agricultural cycle. Artist Lauren Bon is the creator of the "Not a Cornfield" project. As of 2006, this field located just north of Chinatown and within half a mile from El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument, became known as Los Angeles State Historic Park. The City of Los Angeles dedicated it as Cultural Monument #82 for its role as the Southern Pacific's River Station railroad yard. A Gold Line commuter train is seen on the Chinatown Station Bridge. City hall is visible in the background along with several other buildings. Photo dated: July 23, 2005.
Subject	Not a Cornfield (Project). Los Angeles City Hall (Los Angeles, Calif.). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Metro Gold Line. Corn--Irrigation--California--Los Angeles. Electric railroads--Cars--California--Los Angeles. Street-railroads--California--Los Angeles. Office buildings--California--Los Angeles. City halls--California--Los Angeles. Bridges--California--Los Angeles. Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.). Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.). Gary Leonard Collection photographs. Bon, Lauren.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Photographers Photo Collection