Why LA’s concrete river matters more than ever

You’ve seen it in car chases, drag races and apocalyptic movie scenes, but the Los Angeles River isn’t a movie set. It’s one ...
For Construction Pros

River Stone and Glass Aggregate Create a Polished Concrete River

The River Lodge on the Susquehanna is a 1,940-square-foot residential home located on the Susquehanna River in central Pennsylvania. The owner, a jewelry designer by trade, was heavily involved in the ...
For Construction Pros

A Concrete River Runs Through It

At a newly built educational exhibit in the Mammoth Spring National Fish Hatchery in Mammoth Spring, Ark., visitors can learn about the plants, animals and aquatic life around Mammoth Spring, a ...
PBS

L.A. River: What Would Happen if Concrete is Removed?

How realistic is the dream of a 51-mile connected green space along the L.A. River? An idyllic vision of removing the concrete from 51 miles of the L.A. River is problematic from scientific and social ...
Circle of Blue

Concrete River

A dead bird lies on the slanted pavement, its neck twisted in the shape of an ‘S’. In the distance, a lone man makes his way across a slippery concrete riverbed, now coated in algae. Occasionally, a ...
Los Angeles Times

Opinion: In praise of the ugly, concrete-encased but safely tamed Los Angeles River

To the editor: I have lived four blocks from the Los Angeles River for more than 40 years. (“Paving the Los Angeles River wasn’t an egalitarian idea. The plan for revitalizing it should be,” Opinion, ...