By Hank Rosenfed
This past week, they laid the first swath of greensward down by the beach in Ocean Park as part of the South Beach Demonstration Project, a bright growing spread that the signs say is replacing “30,000 square feet of asphalt with natural turf.” But as I strolled past at sunset all I could think of was that song by David Byrne and the Talking Heads with the line, “There was a parking lot … now there’s nothing but flowers.” What a concept. Wow. Way to go Santa Monica!
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on February 12, 2008. Read the original PDF.