The new Pershing Square - a symbol of downtown's bright future. (Los Angeles, California) (Focus on Downtown) From: Los Angeles Business Journal | Date: May 9, 1994| Author: McAlister, John | COPYRIGHT 1994 CBJ, L.P. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

From the smallest villages of Mexico to Saint Peter's Square in Rome, communities the world over always have had a public square or plaza -- a focal point where young and old meet and mingle, shop, dine, and play or simply relax and watch the world go round. And Los Angeles is no exception. While Pershing Square's fortunes have ebbed and flowed since the land on which it stands was first dedicated as a public plaza in 1866, its most recent incarnation promises to return the park to i...

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