Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial - Revision history

Lisaruth: added creators and name of memorial

2021-01-18T21:32:14Z

added creators and name of memorial

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	'''<font face = arial light> <font color = maroon> <font size = 3>Unfinished History</font></font> </font>'''		'''<font face = arial light> <font color = maroon> <font size = 3>Unfinished History</font></font> </font>'''

	As part of the long, [[Yerba Buena Center: Redevelopment and a Working Class Community’s Resistance\|tangled fight over the Yerba Buena Center]] and the Moscone Convention Center, many "concessions" were made by the monied interests behind the original plans. One of them was to create the Martin Luther King, Jr. ~~Memorial as~~ part of the 2.5 acre public park on the lot between 3rd and 4th, Howard and Mission.		As part of the long, [[Yerba Buena Center: Redevelopment and a Working Class Community’s Resistance\|tangled fight over the Yerba Buena Center]] and the Moscone Convention Center, many "concessions" were made by the monied interests behind the original plans. One of them was to create the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial—''Revelation''—as part of the 2.5 acre public park on the lot between 3rd and 4th, Howard and Mission. The memorial is a collaborative work of poet Estella Majoza, sculptor Houston Conwill, and architect Joseph De Pace.

	[[Image:MLK-memorial 175440.jpg]]		[[Image:MLK-memorial 175440.jpg]]

	'''You can make out MLK making one of his famous speeches at the end of the corridor under the waterfall. The back wall behind the falling water is full of images and quotes.'''		'''You can make out MLK Jr. making one of his famous speeches at the end of the corridor under the 50' x 20' waterfall. The back wall behind the falling water is full of images and quotes.'''

	''Photo: Chris Carlsson''		''Photo: Chris Carlsson''

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2020-06-11T01:56:36Z

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			'''The view northward across the public lawn of Yerba Buena Gardens towards St. Patrick's on Mission Street.'''

			''Photo: Chris Carlsson''

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Ccarlsson: Created page with "''' Unfinished History ''' As part of the long, Yerba Buena Center: Redevelopment and a W..."

2020-04-24T05:49:02Z

Created page with "''' Unfinished History ''' As part of the long, Yerba Buena Center: Redevelopment and a W..."

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''' Unfinished History '''

As part of the long, [[Yerba Buena Center: Redevelopment and a Working Class Community’s Resistance|tangled fight over the Yerba Buena Center]] and the Moscone Convention Center, many "concessions" were made by the monied interests behind the original plans. One of them was to create the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial as part of the 2.5 acre public park on the lot between 3rd and 4th, Howard and Mission.

[[Image:MLK-memorial 175440.jpg]]

'''You can make out MLK making one of his famous speeches at the end of the corridor under the waterfall. The back wall behind the falling water is full of images and quotes.'''

''Photo: Chris Carlsson''

[[Image:MLK-speech-I-have-a-dream-1963 175417.jpg]]

'''I Have A Dream speech.'''

''Photo: Chris Carlsson''

[[Image:MLK-quote 175334.jpg]]

'''One of MLK's best quotes.'''

''Photo: Chris Carlsson''

[[category:African-American]] [[category:1970s]] [[category:2010s]] [[category:SOMA]] [[category:Redevelopment]]