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Section Of Hollywood Blvd. Closed All Week For Installation Of BLM Mural

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – A portion of the Hollywood Boulevard will be shut down for the next week beginning Monday in order for crews to install a permanent Black Lives Matter mural which will serve as a permanent tribute to one of the largest demonstrations the neighborhood has ever seen.

Hollywood Blvd. To Be Shut Down To Install BLM Mural
A rendering of the All Black Lives Matter mural being installed in Hollywood. August 2020. (StreetsLA)

A one-block section of Hollywood Boulevard is closed between Highland Avenue and Orange Drive, which includes the stretch of road outside the TCL Chinese and El Capitan theatres.

The closure will last through Sunday, Aug. 30 while StreetsLA workers install the mural.

Earlier this summer, in the wake of the George Floyd killing, the words "All Black Lives Matter" were painted with the colors of the Rainbow Flag and Transgender Pride Flag for a massive June 13 anti-racism march which brought out tens of thousands of people marching in solidarity with the LGBTQ community to call for justice for black LGBTQ people.

A few days later, city crews began to scrub off the mural before L.A. City Councilman Mitch O'Farrell ordered they stop after having only removed three letters.

Protests Continue Across The Country In Reaction To Death Of George Floyd
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 13: An aerial view of Hollywood Boulevard painted with the words 'All Black Lives Matter' near the famous TCL Chinese Theatre (L) as protests continue in the wake of George Floyd's death on June 13, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. The message was painted in rainbow colors to represent diversity within the black LGBTQ community amid Pride celebrations supporting the Black Lives Matter movement. George Floyd died on May 25th when he was in Minneapolis police custody, sparking nationwide protests. A white police officer, Derek Chauvin, has been charged with second-degree murder, with the three other officers involved facing other charges. (Photo by Mario Tama/Mario Tama/Getty Images)

O'Farrell introduced a motion for a permanent commemoration for the march, which was passed by the council on Aug. 19.

"Today, after years and years of violence against our Black and Queer communities, we are creating the first memoralized space in Los Angeles dedicated to transgender people of color," O'Farrell said in a statement Friday.

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