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Fri, 2009-05-29 12:32 — figleaf

As James Fallows, writing about the designer of the soaring I-10 / I-405 interchange in west Los Angeles, says, you learn something new everyday.

Here, from the linked CalTrans website, is Marilyn Reese as she looked during construction; below, a clearer sense of the design she had in mind.

The designer:

Her work:

He said it here.

Say what you will about car culture (and I’ve got a few choice words) the architects and engineers of that era had an incredible, consistent aesthetic in California. Including, evidently, Marylin Reese, first female civil engineer licensed in California. The interchange is now named after her.

Tue, 2009-06-02 23:46 — 2983 (not verified) #permalink

I’ve always loved dynamic interchanges. A dynamic interchange can kick a cloverleaf’s ass!

On the east coast we never had room for them though. Out west there’s more space.

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