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In 1960's, long before graffiti became common everywhere in LA, people were painting cat faces on the storm drain covers along the L.A. River. Drain pipes in the Los Angeles River had covers that looked like cats, and were subsequently painted with cat faces. These have been painted and updated for decades along the cemented waterway’s 52-mile channel. The cats first appeared on Memorial Day 1960 in the Glendale Narrows section of the Los Angeles River. Originally created by artist Leo Limon, the project turned otherwise dull concrete into a whimsical urban gallery. With support from the city, Limon enlisted high school students to help paint over 30 of these expressive feline faces.

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