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Los Angeles Riots of 1992 { 136 images } Created 12 Mar 2012

Images from the Los Angeles riots of 1992.
Photos by Ted Soqui © 1992
Los Angeles has undergone several days of rioting due to the acquittal of the LAPD officers who beat Rodney King.
Hundreds of businesses were burned to the ground and over 55 people have been killed.
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  • Los Angeles riots of 1992.
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  • A LAPD cruiser overturned and set on fire by rioters in downtown Los Angeles. 4/29/1992
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  • Rioters overturn and burn a parking kiosk near Parker Center, LAPD headquarters, in downtown Los Angeles.
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  • Los Angeles riots of 1992.
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  • A swap meet malls burns on and 7th Street at Union.
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  • Rioters in downtown Los Angeles set a parking kiosk ablaze near LAPD headquarters in downtown Los Angeles. 4/29/1992
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  • LAPD officers form a line out front of LAPD headquarters, Parker Center, on the first evening of the LA riots. 4/29/1992
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  • Rioters near Parker Center, LAPD headquarters, in downtown Los Angeles. 4/29/1992
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  • Rioters in downtown Los Angeles overturn a parking Kiosk near LAPD Parker Center. 4/29/1992
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  • Los Angeles riots of 1992.
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  • A LAPD cruiser getting destroyed by rioters in downtown Los Angeles. 4/29/1992
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  • A building burns in mostly hispanic area of Los Angeles, Pico/Union. 7th Street at Union.
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  • Damage to the windows of a Security Pacific Bank in downtown LA.
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  • Looting on Beverly Blvd. and Vermont Ave. My fingers are in the foreground of the photo. Was using a paper bag with a hole in it to disguise my camera from looters.
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  • A group of children walk by riot damaged businesses on W.Adams Blvd. in South Los Angeles. 5/1/1992
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  • A shopping mall is burned and looted in the mid-city area of Los Angeles.
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  • Los Angeles riots of 1992.
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  • Los Angeles riots of 1992.
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  • Rodney King giving his "can we all just get along?" address to the media. 5/1/1992
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  • National Guard soldiers armed with machine guns and grenade launchers, hold a line on Crenshaw blvd. in South Central L.A.
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  • Los Angeles riots of 1992.
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  • Los Angeles riots of 1992.
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  • A woman pushing a stroller with her daughter on Vermont Ave in South Central Los Angeles. 5/1/1992
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  • Two armed officers stand guard out front of an electronics store on Sunset Blvd. and La Brea after being looted by rioters.
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  • National Guard soldiers deploy to the streets of South Central Los Angeles as local area residents look on.
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  • A row of businesses that where burned and looted on S.Vermont Ave in South Central Los Angeles.
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  • National Guard soldiers armed with machine guns and grenade launchers, hold a line on Crenshaw blvd. in South Central L.A.
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  • A row of businesses that where burned and looted on S.Vermont Ave in South Central Los Angeles.
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  • The Pathfinder bookstore on the 2500 block of Pico Blvd.burns down in the Pico/Union area of Los Angeles.
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  • Businesses burn and are looted in the mostly hispanic area of Los Angeles, Pico/Union.
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  • National Guard soldiers armed with machine guns and grenade launchers, hold a line on Crenshaw blvd. in South Central L.A.
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  • A National Guard soldier in South Central Los Angeles. Ammunition has yet to reach the National Guard.
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  • Armed National Guard soldiers hold a line in front of a post office in South Central L.A. Today is the first of the month, and government assistance checks are needed to reach residents of South Central Los Angeles.
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  • Armed National Guard soldiers hold a line in front of a post office in South Central L.A.. Today is the first of the month, and government assistance checks are needed to reach residents of South Central Los Angeles.
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  • LAFD firefighters on W.Adams Blvd.
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  • A young child stands in front of a riot damaged building on W. Adams Blvd. in South Los Angeles.
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  • A young child stands in front of a riot damaged building on W. Adams Blvd. in South Los Angeles.
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  • A young child stands in front of a riot damaged building on W. Adams Blvd. in South Los Angeles.
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  • West Adams Blvd.
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  • A LAPD officer in front of a looted record store on Crenshaw Blvd in South Central L.A.
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  • Los Angeles riots of 1992.
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  • A lone LADP officer tells someone to beat it in front os a 20/20 video rental store.
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  • A LAPD police officer stands in front of a looted car stereo business on Crenshaw blvd. in South Central Los Angeles.
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  • A Smart and Final store that was looted and burned to the ground on South Vermont ave. and 36 street near USC.
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  • Two men loot from a Smart and Final store burned down by rioters. Vermont Ave and 36th street near USC.
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  • Riot damage.
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  • Los Angeles riots of 1992.
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  • Los Angeles riots of 1992.
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  • The skyline of downtown Los Angeles is seen in the background of a burned down apartment building on Olympic Blvd. in the Pico/Union area of Los Angeles.
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  • A National Guard soldier in front of a Ralph's Grocery Store in South Central Los Angeles.
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  • A row of businesses that where burned and looted on W. Adams Blvd.
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  • A group of children walk on a sidewalk on W. Adams Blvd. past several burned down businesses.
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  • View from inside a car of a business burning down in the Pico/Union area of Los Angeles.
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  • National Guard walking on patrol next to LA City Hall.
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  • Residents of South Central Los Angeles clean up after the rioting on S.Vermont Ave.
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  • Several businesses looted and burn by rioters in South Central Los Angeles.
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  • Local volunteers clean up riot damage inside a business on South Vermont Ave South Central LA.
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  • A row of businesses that where burned and looted on S.Vermont Ave in South Central Los Angeles.
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  • Residents in the Pico/Union area of Los Angeles band together to extinguish fires set by rioters.
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  • South Central LA residents gather on a street corner to ask fellow residents to stop the violence and rioting.
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  • Presidential candidate Bill Clinton inspects riot damage at Vermont Ave and 9th street in Koreatown.
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  • Two women walk next to a  Smart and Final store burned and looted next to USC. Vermont Ave and 36th street.
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  • Graffiti on a wall in South Central Los Angeles.
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  • Looting at a record store in South Central LA.
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  • Businesses damaged by rioting in South Central LA.
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  • A Trak Auto store is looted and burned on Washington Blvd. near Norton Ave.
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  • LA Fire Department is busy putting out fires set by rioters in South Central LA.
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  • Armed National Guard soldiers hold a line in front of a post office on S.Vermont Ave in South Central L.A.
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  • Ted Koppel of Nightline rides along with gang members in South Central LA. He is doing a story on a potential gang truce.
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  • Graffiti on a business in South Central Los Angeles.
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  • A mini-mall is looted and burned in South Central Los Angeles.
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  • Several area residents attempt to put out a fire in the mostly hispanic area of Los Angeles, Pico/Union.
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  • A mini-mall in L.A.'s Koreatown burned to the ground on 6th street and Western Ave.
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  • Playboy Playmates sign autographs for National Guard soldiers posted near the Coliseum in Los Angeles.
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  • A National Guard soldiers stands guard outside a Boys Market supermarket in South Central LA.
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  • Looters enter a store in South Central Los Angeles.
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  • A Smart and Final supermarket on South Vermont Ave.and 36th street is looted and burned.
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  • A row of businesses that where burned and looted on S.Vermont Ave in South Central Los Angeles.
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  • Los Angeles riots of 1992.
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  • A lone LAPD officer stands guard outside a Thrifty Drug Store in South Central LA.
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  • Playboy Playmate Suzi Simpson visit the California National Guard who are camped at the grounds of the LA Coliseum.
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  • LA Fire Department putting out fires set by rioters in South Central LA.
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  • A Trak Auto store On W. Washington Blvd near Norton<br />
burns to the ground.<br />
Los Angeles has undergone several days of rioting due to the acquittal of the LAPD officers who beat Rodney King.<br />
Hundreds of businesses were burned to the ground and over 55 people have been killed.
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  • Rioting in South Central LA.
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  • Looting on Beverly Blvd. and Vermont Ave. My fingers are in the foreground of the photo. Was using a paper bag with a hole in it to disguise my camera from looters.
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  • A group of children walk on a sidewalk on W. Adams Blvd. past several burned down businesses.
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  • National Guard on guard at the LA Coliseum.
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  • Image from the LA Riots of 1992.
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  • Image from the LA Riots of 1992.<br />
A man holds a homemade tee-shirt with an image of Rodney King getting beaten by 4 LAPD officers. The riots were in reaction to the non-guilty verdict the officers received in their trial. This photo was taken in Koreatown just after the rioting stopped.
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  • Image from the LA Riots of 1992.
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  • Playboy Playmate Suzi Simpson visit the California National Guard who are camped at the grounds of the LA Coliseum.
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  • Palm trees are set ablaze next to an empty 101 freeway in downtown. 4/29/1992
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  • A masked rioter burning a US flag over a palm tree that was set ablaze at the 101 freeway in downtown. The riot started after four LAPD officers were found not-guilty of beating motorist Rodney King. 4/29/1992
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  • Proof sheets from 1992 in Los Angeles.<br />
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Ted Soqui
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  • Proof sheets from 1992 in Los Angeles.<br />
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Ted Soqui
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