Los Angeles' Berlin Wall comes down

About a thousand people gathered for the 11 p.m. ceremony, which featured videos, speakers and music, all in anticipation of midnight when a 6-foot portion of L.A.'s wall would come down. As that moment grew near, the crowd's insanity intensified. Finally, artists and officials tore down the wall, complete with concrete looking pieces of styrofoam. Then... celebratory chaos.

Leading up to the event, 10 segments of the original wall were installed on the grass at 5900 Wilshire, across from LACMA. Noir, along with L.A. muralist Kent Twitchell, Marie Astrid González and Farrah Karapetian, added their own works to it, which will remain on display until next Saturday.

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+ LAist : The 'Berlin Wall' Comes Down on Wilshire Blvd.
+ LAT : The Berlin Wall : 20 years Later, Los Angeles Remembers
+ Slate : And the Wall comes down