The Alliance, backed by its longshore union allies, were adamant that Terminal 46 should remain a container-shipping facility, even though international container ships stopped calling there in 2019.
With the opening of architect Peter Zumthor's new $724 million David Geffen building, a 110,000-square-foot concrete arc curving across Wilshire Boulevard and replacing the old hodgepodge, LACMA has made a bold statement not just with a building, but about what it believes is the museum's role in contemporary culture.