Below the Ten: Life in South LA
The Long Commute
Published on Nov 20, 2015, 10:00:00 AM
Total time: 00:15:25
Below the Ten: Life in South LA
Published on Nov 20, 2015, 10:00:00 AM
Total time: 00:15:25
On Aug. 26, 1954, Arthur Kitt Murray climbed into the cockpit of an experimental rocket at Edwards Air Force Base, about a hundred miles north of Los Angeles in the Antelope Valley. Murray was about to fly as close to the stars as man had ever been. At 90,000 feet above the desert, Murray looked out the window of his cockpit and became the first human to see the curvature of the earth.
Below the Ten: Stories of South LA is an ongoing series telling intimate stories about the people who live in the neighborhoods south of the 10 Freeway, including Watts, Jefferson Park, and Compton. The series is supported by a grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.