Parket at 420 W 4th Street in Long Beach.
This is what it looks like when an on-street car parking space dies… and goes to heaven. Or is maybe just reincarnated? or maybe rein-people-nated?
Parket in front of Berlin coffeehouse/restaurant on 4th Street in Long Beach
It’s called a parklet – basically the semi-permanent installation of sort of platform-mini-park in place of an on-street parking space. This is Long Beach’s third parklet. I wrote about the first L.B. parklet at this earlier post at L.A. Streetsblog.
This new featured parklet is located at 420 West 4th Street, about 4 blocks easy walk or bike distance from the Metro Blue Line 5th Street Station. It’s in front of Berlin, a coffeehouse and cafe.
What’s amazing about these spaces is just how many people you can fit into a couple of parking spaces. Such a shame the way parking robs the space from our urban areas…
Closer view of parklet seating
Planter box of great-looking succulents at Long Beach’s latest parklet
Someday these will make it to Los Angeles.
Madeline
07/19/2012
Can I use these pictures for the UCLA toolkit? If yes, whom should I credit? Thanks!
Maddie
Joe Linton
07/19/2012
No problem – please use! Credit me – Joe Linton – and if you need higher resolution, etc., I can email to you. Studio 111 has more good pics (with more people) http://www.studio-111.com/