Francis Avenue Gardens | Koreatown Neighborhood, Los Angeles CA | 1999-2009
Upon invitation from the ARCO Foundation, Ward was invited to work with Hoover Elementary School (LAUSD) and the Elder Care Center of the First Unitarian Church to create a garden for urban farming and community gatherings. The 7,500 sq. ft. lot featured a small fruit orchard and was further developed into sections of raised beds in which community members grew vegetables. Ward brought in graduate student collaborators from SCI-Arc who designed and built signage for the site. Today, Francis Avenue Gardens is managed by the Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust.
Francis Avenue Gardens was located at 1234 Main St, Los Angeles, CA 90023