East Hollywood Dumping Ground Transformed Into A 'Magical Park'

HOLLYWOOD, CA — Once filled with trash and reeking of urine, a narrow strip of land between the street and sidewalk on Normandie Avenue has been transformed into what's dubbed on Google Maps as "The Magical Park."

That's thanks to the pandemic-era work of Francesco Cura and Jim Stewart, the pair of friends who cleaned up the derelict strip of land in East Hollywood. Their efforts are detailed in a new long-read feature published by the Los Angeles Times.

Check out the story, along with plenty of photos of the urban oasis, at the LA Times.