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4. MacArthur Park
USC: Spring 2020
Takako Tajima
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MacArthur Park is located near Westlake. Over the semester the class was asked to re-imagine the possibilities of MacArthur Park given its long interesting history.
When visiting MacArthur Park, I discovered the urban fishing culture that existed not just in LA, but this park specifically. There is a legendary 50+ lb carp that lives in the waters of MacArthur Park Lake.
This lead to the focus and fascination of how to produce a better lake for fish but also another body of water that people could use and swim in like was once possible.
The Fish Calender below is to help people understand what the best depth is to catch certain type of fish as well as what their seasonality. The pink bars below are when each type of fish are in breading season. The numbers to the right are the temperatures that are ideal for the fish to thrive.
