Mapping LA’s Notorious Zoot Suit Riots

Mapping LA’s Notorious Zoot Suit Riots

By Elijah Chiland – LA.Curbed.com – Photo LA Public Library. Photo: Zoot suiters at a Grand Jury hearing following the riots. Though no lives were lost, many were injured and the LAPD largely ignored widespread and targeted violence against the...
The Zoot Suits, 1940s

The Zoot Suits, 1940s

By Kathleen Campos-Banales – mtholyoke.edu – Photo Meier & Rivera 145 During World War II, a lot of youths were expressing themselves through their outfits such as the zoot suits. Zoot suits “consisted of a broad-rimmed, flat hat; a long draped coat;...
‘Zoot Suit,’ a Pioneering Chicano Play, Comes Full Circle

‘Zoot Suit,’ a Pioneering Chicano Play, Comes Full Circle

By ElTeatroCampesino.com – Photo Jay Thompson/Center Theater Group On Tuesday, Jan. 31, a revival of “Zoot Suit” begins its run at the Taper, kicking off the theater’s 50th-anniversary season. A fantastical reimagining of the so-called Sleepy Lagoon murder case,...