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May 2, 2020 · Open in Google Maps. 3020 S Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90018. A view of intersection of Pico and La Cienega Boulevards the morning of April 30, 1992, showing cars blocked in traffic, businesses ...
Apr 28, 2022 · For me, the 1992 riots were a war I saw unfolding firsthand in South Los Angeles, Koreatown and other neighborhoods, as crowds raced across intersections and mini-malls were consumed in flames.
- Héctor Tobar
Apr 13, 2022 · Apr 13, 2022, 2:18 PM PDT. The LA riots began on April 29, 1992, after four police were found not guilty for the beating of Rodney King. LA photographer Ted Soqui covered the riots over five days ...
- Ted Soqui
Apr 28, 2022 · The beating of Rodney King in Lakeview Terrace. March 3, 1991, 12:50 a.m.: After a high-speed chase, Officers Stacey Koon, Theodore Briseño, Laurence Powell and Timothy Wind tried to subdue ...
Apr 28, 2017 · Former and current Los Angeles Times photographers who were on the ground during the 1992 LA riots spoke to HuffPost about their most iconic images and the stories behind them. Kirk McKoy/Steve Dykes/Hyungwon Kang/LA Times/Getty Images. Few people in their right minds would have stayed outside the night the verdicts came down.
Apr 29, 2017 · Since 1992, crime rates in Los Angeles have dropped dramatically, and by many other measures the region has largely recovered from an event that altered the world’s view of this city.
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Sep 26, 2020 · The most important lesson for me from the 1992 Los Angeles riots is we cannot take social order for granted. One incident like the Rodney King verdict can set off a chain of events leading to lawlessness. In these cases, the police cannot effectively do their jobs, and we, the public, become even more vulnerable to violence.
