Like most Angelenos, I lament the loss of Pershing Square as a leafy, shady greenspace amid a bustling downtown Los Angeles. But progress cannot be ignored and more parking was needed in the heart of the city and putting five floors of parking underneath the square seemed logical. But what I didn’t realize is that when the time came to bulldoze the park, hundreds of Angelenos would turn out to watch the demolition in 1952. (Fun fact: Many of the palm trees that were excavated in the 1950s were sent to be used in the Disneyland ride The Jungle Cruise.)