Broadway, Los Angeles- a theatrical center of great activity, now decayed and decrepit. The city has committed to the cosmetic re-facing of old facades and implanting premium retail; privileging the ground plane alone. However, the solution to the problem of activation requires more height and depth! A modernist approach impedes the solution to this contemporary problem. The space above the boulevard is in programmatic despair and the ground floor is no longer desirable – neither contribute to the proposal of
“Bring(ing) back Broadway”. In reality, “something new” is necessary here, not a flash back.