Website:http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=22790 (Website)http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=26047 (Architecture by Safdie Rabines)http://www.safdierabines.com/portfolio/baldwin-hills-scenic-overlook/ (Safdie Rabines Architects Website)
Description:360 scenic vistas of Downtown L.A. basin. Open terrain. No parking on grounds. Must base camp off site. Call Ranger for scouting access. Take in breathtaking views, hike through restored native habitat, and enjoy a state-of-the-art visitor center at your stunning new urban park, Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook. Visitors can begin to discover, or residents can rediscover Los Angeles from this 511 ft. peak just southwest of downtown. Exhibits tell the story of this once drilled and exploited land which has now become a symbol of restoration, conservation and hope. A short walk away, visitors are treated to a panoramic view of the entire Los Angeles Basin, the Pacific Ocean and surrounding mountains.
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General Notes:updated 10.22.24 bd / 3.12.25 bd
Usage Restriction:No weekend or holiday filming. The San Diego based husband and wife team of Ricardo Rabines and Taal Safdie are the creative force behind the striking architecture of the Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook. Safdie Rabines work includes educational and civic projects throughout Southern California such as UC San Diego's Eleanor Roosevelt College, the student center at UCLA and the Otay Mesa Library. According to their website, Safdie Rabines is "Dedicated to producing architecture that is socially responsible, and they believe in an architecture that responds to its natural and built environments as well as local climate and vegetation." The sleek and modern design of the three-building complex at BHSO is unique for California State Parks and a fitting complement to the juxtaposition of natural habitat, oil fields, and urban surroundings that characterize the park. Christopher Hawthorne, architectural critic for the Los Angeles Times, said "The ensemble of architecture and reshaped topography comes together at the park in a compelling frank whole. The design strives to update the popular notice of what a state park can achieve architecturally, trading the ranger station tucked away in the shade of a pine tree for a crisp ensemble of buildings squeezed almost entirely dry of romanticism." The architecture at Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook is a critical element of California State Parks' relevance to urban Los Angeles and indicative of State Park values evolution to encompass non-traditional park demographics and environments.
Jurisdictions::CALIFORNIA FILM COMMISSION - CFC, Culver City
Within 30-Mile Zone: Y
State Property: Yes
Closed/Vacant: No
GPS Source:Google Maps (interactive), x coordinate: 34.0179104, y coordinate: -118.3838290
Permit: Yes
Ownership: state
Contacts: Light, Melony *Filming Coordinator, Malibu Sector - Angeles District - California State Parks1925 Las Virgenes Road, Calabasas, CA 91302 USA(818) 880-0358 Phone 1(310) 699-1722 Mobile818.880.0385 Fax[email protected][email protected]
State Parks and Beaches, Permits Department,California Film Commission7080 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 900, Hollywood, CA 90028 USA323.860.2960 Phone 1800.858.4749 Phone 2[email protected]http://film.ca.gov/state-permits/parks-beaches/
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