Los Angeles Times
Date: 2012-04-28
Author: Thomas Curwen

Article Mentions
Author, Thomas Curwen
Mentioned, Patt Morrison
Mentioned, Martin Luther King
Mentioned, Hector Tobar
Mentioned, Greg Braxton
Mentioned, Elaine Woo
Los Angeles Times reporters, remembering the 92 riots, look back on the days of unrest in four essays that question whether Los Angeles and its civic institutions are better off now than they were 20 years ago. Columnists Patt Morrison and Hector Tobar and reporters Greg Braxton and Elaine Woo recognize that the city has changed, but signs of trouble are still evident. During a recent visit to East L.A. -- a portion of Los Angeles that escaped the brunt of the rioting -- Tobar spoke with residents who remembers during those days of unrest how armed merchants took to the rooftops. Nowadays, shop owners talk about how they are struggling to keep their businesses open. Photos: 1992 Los Angeles Riots Its as if a mob of economists and bankers ri...(read more)
... Los Angeles Times reporters, remembering the 92 riots, look back on the days of unrest in four essays that question whether Los Angeles and its civic institutions are better off now than they were 20 years ago. Columnists Patt Morrison ...
... and Hector Tobar and reporters Greg Braxton and Elaine Woo recognize that the city has changed, but signs of trouble are still evident. During a recent visit to East L.A. -- a portion of Los Angeles that escaped the brunt of the rioting -- Tobar spok ...
... Jr. Boulevard and Vermont Avenue as the ruins of stores smolder. Credit: Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times sphereit end ...


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