The Los Angeles Police Department Memorial to Fallen Officers is a monument on an elevated plaza at the

LAPD The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), officially known as the City of Los Angeles Police Department, is the municipal police department of Los Angeles, California. With 9,974 police officers and 3,000 civilian staff, it is the third-large ...

headquarters on 100 West 1st Street in downtown Los Angeles. The memorial was funded by the Los Angeles Police Foundation, who raised the $750,000 through private donations. The original tribute to fallen officers that was located at the previous headquarters at

Parker Center Parker Center, initially named the Police Administration Building or Police Facilities Building, was the former headquarters of the Los Angeles Police Department from 1955 until October 2009. It was located in Downtown Los Angeles at 150 North Lo ...

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 of

Gensler Gensler is a global design and architecture firm founded in San Francisco, California, in 1965. In 2021, Gensler generated $1.235 billion in revenue, the most of any architecture firm in the U.S. As of 2021, Gensler operated offices in 49 citi ...

, whose time was donated for the project.Wolke, Lesli
"Badge of Honor"
''segdDESIGN', September 2010, accessed December 1, 2010. The wall is made up of more than two-thousand brass alloy plaques, two-hundred-two of which are inscribed with the names of fallen police officers. From a distance the memorial appears as a solid wall of lit brass. As visitors approach, it becomes evident that the wall is in fact a vast assemblage of discrete, engraved brass plates, seemingly suspended in air and light. This form dynamically honors the LAPD both as a collective whose duty is to protect the public, and as individuals whose role is to serve the public. The brass alloy is a reference to police officers' badges."LAPD memorial to fallen officers project detail"
, ''website'', 2012, accessed March 24, 2012.

Construction

The construction was managed by Tudor Saliba, and produced and fabricated by

Zahner Zahner or A. Zahner Company is an architectural metal & glass company located in Kansas City, Missouri. History and Company Information Zahner was founded in 1897 by Andrew Zahner as ''Eagle Cornice Works'', serving the region with decorative c ...

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.

Dedication

On October 14, 2009, the project was dedicated. The Police command, relatives of fallen officers, elected officials and donors gathered to dedicate the memorial wall.

References

{{Public art in Los Angeles 2009 establishments in California 2009 sculptures Los Angeles Police Department Brass sculptures Downtown Los Angeles Monuments and memorials in Los Angeles Outdoor sculptures in Greater Los Angeles