Dear readers, before I upload my photographs I feel it is important to explain the reason for this blog. As an Angelino I have always been interested in both the L.A. Riots as well as history of Koreatown so I felt it would be enjoyable to undertake a project involving both. After some contemplation I came up with the idea to use photographs taken during and immediately after the L.A. Riots of areas and buildings in Koreatown and take shots of the same area currently. Almost all of the pre-existing photographs I found were taken from the L.A. Times website, although the photograph of Edward Lee is credit of Hyung Won Kang's blog and the two burned out buildings are credit of James VanHise. This would let me as well as others see to what extent Koreatown has been rebuilt since the riots. Will there still be empty lots or burned out buildings, or will there be many new buildings? I believe this project will show that a lot of money has been invested in L.A.'s Koreatown since the riot and that it has been completely rebuilt better than the time of the riots.
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