Seventeen years after it was first unveiled to the public, Los Angeles' AIDS monument is being spruced up. The $850,000 renovation project is bringing new trees and plantings, new walkways and state of the art LED lighting to the 10,000 square foot site in the city's Lincoln Park.
And the names of those people who have died due to AIDS from anywhere in the world can be submitted through mid-August to be engraved on the monument free of charge.
There is a total capacity for 8,000 names, with less than 600 currently inscribed of not only American citizens but also residents of Mexico, Venezuela, and other countries.
Caretakers of the monument, which is officially known as The Wall Las Memorias AIDS Monument, expect another 500 names will be