Reflections

After finishing this project and uploading the photographs what struck me the most is how Koreatown, outside of the center, has not been revitalized. Though large amounts of money have clearly been put into the Wilshere center and near the Wiltern theater away from the center it appears unchanged since the Riots other than the fact that everything has been rebuilt. There are no longer any burned out buildings remaining, however almost all of the buildings that were looted or burned have been rebuilt and turned into something different since 1992. What also struck me was the racial diversity within Koreatown. Although there are signs and buildings with Korean characters on them throughout the area, most of the residents seem to be hispanic. Along with this on the northeastern portion of the area is Little Bangladesh, which is actually considered part of Koreatown.