At the Pico Union Project, we believe that places – buildings, neighborhoods, communities – matter because of the lives that find their space within those walls and streets.
It is impossible to know a place without discovering the stories of that place: its men and women, its mothers, fathers, and children. Its past, present – and future.
Beginning today, we will be posting a new weekly series of "Stories from the Project" – voices from our staff and neighborhood, telling us why and how this place matters to them – and maybe to you as well.
For our first video this week, George Alvarez – caretaker of the Pico Union Project – introduces us to his history with the neighborhood.
