A three-year project that aims to preserve the diverse history of the northeast Los Angeles neighborhoods that surround the L.A. River launches this weekend.
KNX News reporter Margaret Carrero connected with Sue Bell Yank, executive director of the arts and culture nonprofit Clockshop, to discuss the project their calling, "Take Me to Your River – A Cultural Atlas of the LA River."
The Clockshop offices are right next to the L.A. River, giving them a unique connection to the communities they plan to highlight in this project.
Bell Yank said, "We've seen those communities rapidly changing, especially in the last ten years, and we value the cultural histories and roots of all of the families that have been around here for so many years and have built these communities."
The project, which mainly focuses on Elysian Valley, Atwater Village, Glassell Park, and Cypress Park, will create a platform to showcase the history of the communities and hopes to have an impact on what they might look like in the future.
When the website goes live on Sunday, September 24, people will be able to submit stories and nominate individuals they believe have something to contribute to the cultural mapping project.
The team at Clockshop will then present the stories through a series of videos, articles, and interviews that will continuously grow as more submissions come in.
There will also be a community launch on the same day the website goes up, but if you were hoping to join, you are out of luck because the event is all sold out.
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