Archinect - Features 2024-11-23T08:35:40-05:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/90301614/take-a-walk-mike-the-poet-on-l-a-s-grand-avenue Take a Walk: Mike the Poet on L.A.'s Grand Avenue Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2014-01-20T13:34:00-05:00 >2020-01-08T20:37:08-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/lo/loc2w3yp67616und.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p> On the verge of metamorphosis, Los Angeles' Grand Avenue could do with a check-up. To take a record of the historic street, Mike "The Poet" Sonksen walks its length from Grand Park to South Park, and muses on its rich history from downtown's beginnings.</p>