Hollywood & Highland Owners Remove Elephant Statues That Commemorated ‘Birth Of A Nation’ Filmmaker D.W. Griffith’s Racist Past

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Someone’s racist past has finally caught up to him. It was reported by the LA Times that the new owners of Hollywood & Highland, DJM and Gaw Capital Partners, are dismantling a pair of wh…

, are being removed as part of a larger set of redesigns by the company to better cater a newer, younger audience. Architect and head of redesign David Glover of Gensler said the center needs to “pivot and transform away from being a hub of transaction to a hub of culture.”Birth Of A Nation, the former valorizing the pursuits of the Ku Klux Klan with the latter attempting to apologize for those racist transgressions.

“This is a real opportunity to move away from the clichés of Hollywood, red velvet ropes and big studios. The Hollywood of the future really needs to stand for something that is more inclusive of what our culture looks like today,” Chad Cress, chief creative officer for co-owner DJM, said.New plans include a simpler facade and modern color scheme, new landscaping, modernized art, expanded outdoor space, coupled with easy-to-navigate floor layouts.

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