MEDIA ADVISORY -- October 25, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
| WHAT: | Los Angeles City Councilmember Tom LaBonge and Bill Rosendahl will be joined by |
| airport officials and community representatives at a plaque unveiling to commemorate | |
| the 10th anniversary of the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Gateway | |
| Enhancement Project. The project was inaugurated August 8, 2000, and has since | |
| become a modern icon of the City of Los Angeles, welcoming millions of visitors annually | |
| to Los Angeles. | |
| The $112-million project encompassed palm trees lining Century Blvd. from Aviation | |
| Blvd.; landscaping throughout the passenger terminal area; large steel overhead | |
| signage and lighting along Century Blvd. into the terminal area; new public address | |
| system; and the iconic 32-foot-high letters spelling out "LAX" with glass pylons ranging | |
| from 26 feet tall to over 100 feet tall encompassing a public art lighting program. | |
| WHO: | * Los Angeles City Councilman Tom LaBonge (District 4) |
| * Los Angeles City Councilman Bill Rosendahl (District 11) | |
| * Los Angeles World Airports Executive Director Gina Marie Lindsey | |
| * Conceptual designer Ted Tokio Tanaka Architects of Los Angeles | |
| * Members of the LAX Gateway Enhancement Project team | |
| WHEN: | 10:30 a.m. on Monday, October 25, 2010 |
| WHERE: | LAX Flag Courtyard |
| Los Angeles International Airport | |
| PARKING: | Broadcast-equipped media vans displaying valid LAX Media Parking Permits may park |
| at the LAWA Administration Building Visitors Parking Lot. All other media may park in | |
| Parking Structure 1 or 7 -- parking validated at the event. | |
| VISUALS: | 1. Speakers at podium |
| 2. Unveiling of commemorative plaque with officials | |
| 3. Views of garden landscape and pylons | |
| CONTACTS: | * Office of Councilman LaBonge: Stephanie Mar at (323) 706-2396 |
| * Office of Councilman Rosendahl: Chad Molnar at (213) 308-7595 | |
| * LAX Public Relations: Albert Rodriguez at (424) 646-5260 | |