Reporters are being offered a first look Friday at the work renowned architect Frank Gehry has done in preparation for what officials are calling a "comprehensive vision" for redeveloping the Los Angeles River.
Gehry, the L.A.-based architect behind such iconic structures as Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, has spent months on the groundwork for a makeover of all 51 miles of the river from the San Fernando Valley to Long Beach. His involvement in plans for the river's future was a closely kept secret until The Times disclosed it this month.