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Exterior view of the new Koreatown Plaza, which cost about $25 million and is one example of the area's economic resurgence. The plaza, located at 928 South Western Avenue #300, just south of Wilshire Boulevard, was designed by Ki Suh Park, a…

Exterior view of the Korean Shopping Center, located at Eighth Street and Normandie Avenue. The building is highlighted by heavy tile roofs and deep overhangs. The redevelopment of Koreatown began in the early 1970s, concentrating along Western…

Interior of the new $25 million Koreatown Plaza, located at 928 South Western Avenue #300. Designed by Ki Suh Park, a managing partner of Gruen Associates, the plaza represents part of the successful redevelopment of Koreatown, which began in the…

Wilshire Christian Church, 634 Normandie Avenue, Koreatown, Los Angeles, California. The tall Equitable Life building dominates from behind on Wilshire Boulevard. -- Dunitz slides folder #3: Environmental Communications. Thirty seven. Los Angeles…

OLD OR NEW, THEY SWEEP CLEAN--These residents of Los Angeles' Korea town community take a centuries-old tradition seriously as they sweep the sidewalks in their neighborhood. They say they are planning to have such a cleanup once each month.

Pacific Indemnity Building at the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Vermont Avenue The Texaco Building can be seen further down the street, heading west. On the left side of the street is See's Candy and Magic Mirror Beauty Salon, while on the right…

Aerial view of Koreatown facing north over Mid-Wilshire District (Koreatown), The Travelers Insurance Building, Sheraton Wilshire Hotel.
Streetscape. Oblique aerial photography.

Two soldiers work on the track of an armored utility vehicle at a military camp in Korea.
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Part of a series capturing a tour of the Korean fighting front by General J. Lawton Collins, Army Chief of Staff during the Korean War. Printed on reverse: General Collins (2nd to left). Reject.
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In addition to recording the war effort, Williams attempted to capture the spirit, culture, and individual personalities of the Korean people, whose lives were dramatically affected by the war.
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