Dreaming of a park along the river

Poet and L.A. River advocate Lewis MacAdams' dream of a park on the Union Pacific Piggyback Yard made a splash in today's New York Times real estate pages. The story examines the project to convert the 130-acre rail yard into a park that would be east of Downtown and across the river from the Los Angeles State Historic Park. Proponents first need to get the land from the railroad, about which MacAdams quips: "To even meet with Union Pacific, you need to be at least a United States senator.” But the city is encouraging. MacAdams founded Friends of the Los Angeles River.

Cropped photo of MacAdams: J. Emilio Flores / New York Times