`It looks bad. It´s dangerous.` Vacant lots dotting South L.A. a painful reminder of L.A. riots
(LA Times Books)

For almost a quarter of a century, the bare patch of land near the corner of Western Avenue and West Adams Boulevard has sat empty. Neighbors faintly remember it was once a medical office. Years before that, a historic bank operated on the same site, a pioneering enterprise founded by a black businessman....