SALAZAR PARK SIGNAGE

Throughout 2023, we worked with SALT Landscape Architects and LA County Parks to develop interpretive signage highlighting the historical significance of Salazar Park, the site of the 1970 Chicano Moratorium protest, and the contributions of journalist Ruben Salazar who was killed by police that day. The signage includes multiple scales of interpretation—from a large central bilingual quote from Salazar, to smaller narrative signs about his life and the history of the Chicano Rights Movement, and a series of timeline markers telling the story of the day.

We also collected quotes from community leaders whose trajectory was impacted by their participation in the Moratorium when they were young. Patterns inspired by Mexican and Meso-American art are woven into the signage and environmental graphics, showing the arc of that day and its impact.