A National Guard unit moves into the Safeway store at Vernon and Figueroa on August 14, 1965. It was the last supermarket in the general area left standing during the Watts Riot.
Safeway Stores, Inc United States--National Guard Stores & shops--California--Los Angeles Watts Riot, Los Angeles, Calif., 1965 Riots--California--Los Angeles Watts (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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