LA's historic Lincoln Heights Jail to be repurposed

Design and Architecture

LA's historic Lincoln Heights Jail to be repurposed

Clean

Published on Nov 1, 2017, 6:44:00 PM
Total time: 00:04:30

Episode Description

The five-story Lincoln Heights Jail opened in 1931 and has housed everyone from Al Capone to people arrested during the Zoot Suit Riots and the Watts Riots. It was finally decommissioned in 1965, but its long and sordid story is about to get a new chapter, with a planned redevelopment that will turn it into a bustling residential and commercial destination.

More about Design and Architecture

Host Frances Anderton looks at design and architecture from a Los Angeles perspective.