Re: Searching For the Yellow Brick Road

“At Length”, RLn 11-23-22

Excellent thesis, James. This development will emerge as a generic version of other restaurant/ entertainment spaces we see all over the landscape. The first year I arrived in San Pedro, I invited family members to come over to watch Independence Day fireworks over the harbor only to discover that it took them an hour to reach the freeway and leave. Even with the restructuring of Harbor Blvd, there is still only one way in and out of this town. How will the visitors to the 6200-seat amphitheater travel in and out? Andrea Serna

San Pedro

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It seems to be part of the human condition to destroy and rebuild communities. It is hardly just an Angeleno or Californio pastime. It’s what happens when power shifts. There are Etruscan ruins under Rome. Everywhere we look there is some group building on top of the last occupier. We aren’t that different.

Fred Allen

San Pedro

Fred, yes it usually happens after one people are conquered by another and often comes after a few centuries, in this case we are doing it to ourselves about every 50 years. Which brings up who is conquering who in this situation? James Preston Allen

Publisher