Posted by Dan (216.102.155.137) on July 30, 2002 at 14:09:48:
In Reply to: save the memories posted by Eloise on July 26, 2002 at 18:09:20:
Please read my response under "Dubious? Yes." I have absolutely NO connection to the LAUSD. And, you are right. I have no idea what it was like before several notable areas sere ruined. And that is precisely why I left disheartened. Portions of it have ALREADY been ruined, therefore, it seems that reconstructing them would be smoewhat of a lie. I dcn't believe that we should throw the baby out with the bathwater, but is holding on to these kitschy "modernizations" really helping preserve memories?
Thank you for speaking up, and like Jon, I would love to hear more details about your time there. THESE kinds of stories are what is important, to our own mythology and even to preserving what is left.