This makes me sick. The Culver Theatre (now the Kirk Douglas since 2005) has been around since 1947. One of its marvelous attributes is the wonderful marble terrazzo floors in pristine condition just as they were originally designed (except for one small patching job). They are a work of art and typical of the entrances to movie theatres of that era and earlier. I've always loved showing this terrazzo pavement to out of town visitors or on my architectural tours of Culver City.But no more!
This is a recent photo of the pavement totally destroyed by skateboarders! No, I did not personally see skateboarders wreak this havoc, but I have seen them perpetrating similar damage on other public artworks and public spaces around Culver City and Los Angeles. When I see skateboarders in the process of tearing up public property I try to explain to them what they are doing, but they only come back the next day to further inflict their misery.
How could this terrazzo have survived for 60 years only to suffer this fate now? I am heart broken to see this.
The worst part is the skate boarding population seems to be exploding and I am seeing more of this kind of damage all the time.
(All photos copyright roslyn m wilkins)
