¿Cuál es el hito más querido de Los Ángeles? Lo ponemos a votación
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¿Qué punto de referencia dice “L.A.” ¿más que cualquier otro? ¿Sala de conciertos Walt Disney? Torres Watts? ¿El Teatro Chino en Hollywood Boulevard?
El equipo artístico del Times se hizo esa pregunta al debatir dónde se ubicaría en esa lista la “Estrella de la Muerte” del arquitecto Renzo Piano, el nuevo teatro en forma de orbe y la terraza de observación del Museo de la Academia de Cinematografía.
Corrección:
4:06 p.m. sept. 12, 2021An earlier version of this article misattributed Chris Burden’s “Urban Light” to Mike Kelley.
Como parte de un ejercicio totalmente no científico, hicimos una lluvia de ideas de 25 sitios que se destacan como íconos visuales de Los Ángeles. Incluimos postales clásicas, así como algunos comodines divertidos como el puesto de perritos calientes de Pink, Randy’s Donuts y el restaurante Kentucky Fried Chicken de 1989 en Western Avenue. diseñado por Grinstein + Daniels Architects - un himno en forma de cubo al posmodernismo. (Sí, era la hora del almuerzo cuando comenzamos a intercambiar ideas).
Los puntos de referencia ganaron puntos por diversas razones. El Petersen Automotive Museum entró en la boleta electoral simplemente porque está al otro lado de la calle del Academy Museum y es imposible perderse (para bien o para mal). El edificio temático de LAX se ubicó en el puesto número 2 en una votación debido a su simbolismo y sentimiento: es el lugar donde comienzan tantos sueños de Los Ángeles, y al mismo tiempo convoca nostalgia por el pasado y esperanza para el futuro.
Después de que los escritores y editores comenzaron a llenar sus boletas, otras posibilidades de repente se hicieron obvias: el Dodger Stadium y el Rose Bowl. El Museo Norton Simon y los Jardines Botánicos de Huntington. Los canales de Venecia y el río L.A. Grand Central Market y Musso & Frank. La torre de agua Paramount y el Castillo de la Bella Durmiente en Disneyland. Pero nos ceñimos a la boleta original y pensamos que todas las posibles omisiones pueden ser parte de su diversión de adivinar.
El letrero de Hollywood ocupó el primer lugar en tres votaciones. El Observatorio Griffith, Disney Hall y la instalación “Urban Light” de Chris Burden de Mike Kelley en el Museo de Arte del Condado de Los Ángeles encabezaron las listas de otros. Para ser justos con Piano y la Estrella de la Muerte, algunos puntos de referencia necesitan tiempo para ganarse a los escépticos. Al revisar la fotografía de los primeros tiempos del teatro circular con techo de vidrio, los editores notaron que cuando se ve desde un ángulo bajo, la creación de Piano se parecía menos a una Estrella de la Muerte y más a un animal de granja lindo y minimalista. Tal vez solo necesite un apodo diferente para subir en las clasificaciones históricas. “The Piggy”, ¿alguien?
Nuestra clasificación acumulativa de personal, de peor a mejor, ilustrada por Mikki Paek:
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Petersen’s Automotive Museum
![Illustration of Petersen's Automotive Museum](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4a48c2d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6250x1739+0+1218/resize/1200x334!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdf%2F5b%2Fcbfe150e4dbab20c9b5464c17281%2Fla-et-landmarks17.jpg)
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PoMo KFC in Koreatown
![illo of PoMo KFC](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c226e28/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6251x2844+0+605/resize/1200x546!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff4%2F18%2F271bae7c4ba982716b617827ccdb%2Fla-et-landmarks8.jpg)
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The Broad
![Illustration of the Broad](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4adf574/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3126x1141+0+426/resize/1200x438!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fed%2Fcc%2F5e7ace474c25b97b16b74fe79c26%2Fla-et-landmarks19.jpg)
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2nd Street Tunnel, downtown L.A.
![Illustration of the 2nd Street tunnel in DTLA.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f2c3b5a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6251x2809+0+641/resize/1200x539!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fee%2Fc1%2F42c0b9bb415286481bda7fbef3df%2Fla-et-landmarks1.jpg)
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Academy Museum’s sphere (The “Death Star”)
![Illustration of the Academy Museum](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fdf57cc/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4864x2724+634+725/resize/1200x672!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F87%2F4b%2F9ae22fa04f19bbee534edf84416f%2Fla-et-landmarks5.jpg)
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Pink’s
![Illustration of Pink's](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/184f17f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6251x2745+0+598/resize/1200x527!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc9%2F5a%2F6624e0134c69a11c97ac634dda29%2Fla-et-landmarks4.jpg)
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Whittier Boulevard arch, East L.A.
![Illustration of the Whittier arch](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/83a2a1b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6250x2766+0+648/resize/1200x531!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd5%2Ff5%2F1b8b50a14ee8936cc86a73e927bb%2Fla-et-landmarks7.jpg)
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Pacific Design Center, the “Blue Whale”
![Illustration of the Pacific Design Center](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/38bcfd8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6250x1436+0+1387/resize/1200x276!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F53%2Fed%2Ffe222245478e87d0436ba8137200%2Fla-et-landmarks6.jpg)
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Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House
![Illustration of Hollyhock House](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b00a9ae/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6250x2457+0+901/resize/1200x472!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb5%2F72%2F2ff98a104a2dadbaec5281add3de%2Fla-et-landmarks3-copy.jpg)
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Randy’s Donuts
![Illustration of Randy's Donuts](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d6410df/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3126x1496+0+211/resize/1200x574!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2e%2Fd8%2Fcb409cd5408f8154bb2b630a61c6%2Fla-et-landmarks23.jpg)
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John Lautner’s Chemosphere house
![Illustration of Chemosphere](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/08a6173/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6251x2527+0+915/resize/1200x485!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1f%2F62%2F136d497d4ce3b86f8baa8db5338a%2Fla-et-landmarks2.jpg)
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Santa Monica Pier
![Spot illo of santa monica pier sign](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1a645a9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6250x1837+0+1183/resize/1200x353!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fad%2Fab%2Fb934f4e04de5a515a7c1b96f5f6b%2Fla-et-landmarks16.jpg)
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The Getty Center
![Spot illo of the getty center](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6d36b9e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6251x2259+0+901/resize/1200x434!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff2%2F84%2Fe246617b4b6aa1dd992362ec8895%2Fla-et-landmarks14.jpg)
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Mammoths at La Brea Tar Pits
![Spot illo of the la brea tar pits](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3316c7d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6251x1605+0+1450/resize/1200x308!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fad%2Fd5%2F025062f14069916ddb7f949844cd%2Fla-et-landmarks18.jpg)
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LAX Theme Building
![Spot illo of LAX building](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cd4f70e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6251x2147+0+1007/resize/1200x412!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc0%2Fc9%2Fd8b874b3428fa33b77e4e7fdeeb1%2Fla-et-landmarks15.jpg)
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Cinerama Dome
![Illustration of the Cinerama Dome](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d6ccfdf/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6250x3175+0+465/resize/1200x610!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F86%2F5c%2F577e2c6f428a92d06f00c64d9e2b%2Fla-et-landmarks13.jpg)
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L.A. City Hall
![spot illo of city hall](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/252e9d6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6251x3182+0+345/resize/1200x611!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F66%2F30%2Ffa508e4945f6a798779f6b153837%2Fla-et-landmarks12.jpg)
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“Urban Light” at LACMA
![Illustration of Chris Burden's "Urban Light" installation at LACMA.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c35d325/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6250x2119+0+1126/resize/1200x407!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3f%2Fce%2Ffd3fad1c4a9a9d9dda7bca8df01f%2Fla-et-landmarks11.jpg)
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Chinese Theatre
![Illustration of the TCL Chinese Theatre](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bfd80d7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6251x3062+0+458/resize/1200x588!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F73%2F79%2Fd9bf53cc4f3eab49faac56c66919%2Fla-et-landmarks10.jpg)
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Hollywood Bowl
![illustration of the Hollywood Bowl](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ce14b5a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3125x1003+0+514/resize/1200x385!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F41%2Fa5%2F01e147184f399df257e2990d3452%2Fla-et-landmarks24.jpg)
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Capitol Records building
![Illustration of the Capitol Records Building](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/10ed121/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6251x3167+0+267/resize/1200x608!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc3%2Fb6%2F6c6e94b546de8bf17402aaa833f1%2Fla-et-landmarks9.jpg)
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Watts Towers
![Illustration of Watts Towers](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/25269b0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3126x1517+0+225/resize/1200x582!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff7%2Fe6%2F62b4264445248af75cbd764760da%2Fla-et-landmarks20.jpg)
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Griffith Observatory
![Illustration of Griffith Observatory](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/392709b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3126x1169+0+479/resize/1200x449!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2d%2F34%2F18978e4949cfa3715aae15fc20a5%2Fla-et-landmarks22.jpg)
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Walt Disney Concert Hall
![Illustration of Walt Disney Concert Hall](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/381c8c2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3126x1186+0+468/resize/1200x455!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F99%2Fbb%2F36466978499ebab836e38f8a4001%2Fla-et-landmarks25.jpg)
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Hollywood sign
![Illustration of the Hollywood sign](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/aa12d51/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3125x1031+0+525/resize/1200x396!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb6%2F20%2F79301a0f4a3f9bf4ee284eba2f66%2Fla-et-landmarks21.jpg)
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