MacArthur Park renovation
Pedestrians cross 7th Street at Alvarado Street next to MacArthur Park as a Lamborhini driver waiting for carry-out from Langer’s Deli idles on Oct. 7.
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Dylan Hernandez, 9, left, Christian Juarez, 11, Angel Tistoj, 10, and David Chaj, 11, practice their soccer skills after sunset at MacArthur Park.
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A barefoot woman sleeps beneath a memorial of Gen. Douglas MacArthur at MacArthur Park in Los Angeles’ Westlake neighborhood.
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Nancy Tran feeds birds bread at sunrise on the lake at MacArthur Park.
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An LAPD officer checks the tattoos for gang affiliations of a parolee arrested for an outstanding warrant at MacArthur Park on Oct. 7, 2016.
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Sean Roberts, 52, is homeless and lives in a tent by the lake at MacArthur Park.
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A man pushes a bicycle past a street display of a TV and shoes for sale at Alvarado and 7th streets, across from MacArthur Park.
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A homeless woman sits in her tent as sprinklers water the grass at MacArthur Park.
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Lunchtime diners line up outside Langer’s Deli across from MacArthur Park in the Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles.
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Victor Montes, 72, pushes his ice cream cart around the lake at MacAthur park at sunset.
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A newly renovated entrance to MacArthur Park at the corner of 7th and Alvarado streets.
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