6th Street Bridge Grand Opening
This past weekend the new 6th Street Viaduct officially opened here in Los Angeles with celebrations lasting the entire weekend, kicking off with a ribbon cutting ceremony by Mayor Garcetti and the official lighting of the bridge on Friday evening.
I attended Saturday to snap some pics of the new, impressive 100ft wide, $588 million bridge that has been six years in the making, replacing the original built in 1932. Below are some shots of Saturday’s highlights, a ticket only event, with live music, food trucks, classic cars and fireworks to finish the evening.
One of the most impressive new architectural and photogenic aspects of the bridge is its 20 arches that light up at night that aims to make it a prestigious landmark viewable from around the Los Angeles area. Once fully completed the bridge will also boast several green areas and a play and performance area.
The day also celebrated L.A.’s classic car culture with a cool display of souped up Chevrolet, Oldsmobile and Monte Carlo models to name a few.
Another notable sight is the Bored Ape mural NFT in view from the bridge that dons a warehouse building below and is very symbolic of where L.A. and art is headed in years to come. To read more about how to get started with collecting NFT’s, Crypto and why digital art matters click here.
It’s been exciting to see the transformation and rebuild of an once iconic L.A. landmark made famous in so many music videos and films like Terminator, take on a modern new architectural design. And it will be exciting to see what new history unfolds here in years to come. I feel lucky to have captured shots of the original bridge before it was torn down. And I’m excited to offer a limited-edition run of prints and 50 NFT’s of the original 6th Street Bridge as it appeared amid the quintessential L.A. skyline of the 80’s and 90s, in it’s glory days, now gone forever. If you’d like to own a piece of iconic LA history, check it out here.
One things for sure, the skyline has changed dramatically in L.A. over the years and I’m proud to have captured the city then and now. Once bridge and surroundings are finished and the crowds die down I’ll be heading back to capture some images of the area as it is now, so check back soon!