Los Angeles Police Department Memorial for Fallen Officers
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The Los Angeles Police Department Memorial to Fallen Officers is a monument at Parker Center
, the LAPD headquarters. The memorial was funded by the Los Angeles Police Foundation, who raised the $750,000 through private donations. The original tribute to fallen officers was destroyed in the process of transport when moved to make room for a new jail.
, whose time was donated for the project.
The wall is made up of more than two-thousand brass alloy
plaques, two-hundred of are inscribed with the names of fallen police officers.
, and produced and fabricated by Zahner
in Kansas City. September 18, 2010, the project was packed and shipped to Los Angeles. Kansas City Police Officers escorted the memorial from Zahner out of the city as a show of support for fellow officers.
As officers fall in the line of duty, blank brass panels are removed from the memorial and shipped to Zahner. The company water jet cuts the officer's name and ships it back to be installed on the memorial as a donated service to the Los Angeles Police Foundation.
Parker Center
Parker Center was the headquarters for the Los Angeles Police Department from 1954 until October 2009, and is located in Downtown LA. It is named for former LAPD chief William H. Parker. Originally with the prosaic name, the Police Administration Building, ground for the center was broken on...
, the LAPD headquarters. The memorial was funded by the Los Angeles Police Foundation, who raised the $750,000 through private donations. The original tribute to fallen officers was destroyed in the process of transport when moved to make room for a new jail.
Design
The memorial wall is designed by a team led by Robert Jernigan and David Herjeczki of GenslerGensler
Gensler is an American design and architecture firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 1965 by Art Gensler, Drue Gensler, and James Follett, and originally focused on corporate interiors...
, whose time was donated for the project.
The wall is made up of more than two-thousand brass alloy
Muntz metal
Muntz metal is a form of alpha-beta brass with about 60% copper, 40% zinc and a trace of iron. It is named after George Fredrick Muntz, a metal-roller of Birmingham, England who commercialised the alloy following his patent of 1832....
plaques, two-hundred of are inscribed with the names of fallen police officers.
Construction
The construction managed by Tudor SalibaTutor-Saliba Corporation
The Tutor-Saliba Corporation is a building contractor and heavy civil works construction company. In 2008, it was ranked the 37th largest general contractor in the United States by Engineering News-Record.-Portfolio:...
, and produced and fabricated by Zahner
Zahner
Zahner or A. Zahner Company is an architectural metal & glass company located in Kansas City, Missouri.-History and Company Information:...
in Kansas City. September 18, 2010, the project was packed and shipped to Los Angeles. Kansas City Police Officers escorted the memorial from Zahner out of the city as a show of support for fellow officers.
As officers fall in the line of duty, blank brass panels are removed from the memorial and shipped to Zahner. The company water jet cuts the officer's name and ships it back to be installed on the memorial as a donated service to the Los Angeles Police Foundation.