17 years after first being unveiled to the public, an HIV/AIDS monument in Los Angeles has received $850,000 in renovation funding from city authorities to create new walkways, plant new trees and set up lighting around the site in Lincoln Park.
According to the Bay Area Reporter, the monument was first designed by architect David Angelo and public artist Robin Brailsford; it represents a Quetzalcoatl serpent, which is an Aztec a symbol of rebirth.The memorial plaque has capacity for 8,000 names of those who have died of AIDS, and currently has fewer than 600 inscribed.