
1920: A couple gets married in the front yard of the groom’s family home on 111th Street near Compton Avenue.

1938: The Golden Eagles, a minor league professional baseball team from Watts. The coach recruited from the Negro league.

1942: The Pacific Electric depot in Watts. The depot was the only structure on 103rd Street not damaged during the 1965 Watts Riots.

1965: Lee Benson of the 184 Infantry stands with his rifle during the Watts Riots, watching for snipers.

1965: Firemen fight a blaze at a building that once housed a liquor store, chop suey restaurant and jeweler, while police with rifles stand guard.

1967: Young people wait to fill out applications for the Watts Community Conservation Corps. Founder Ted Watkins stands in the forefront.
1966: A young couple dances in the street at the first Watts Festival.

1966: A young couple dances in the street at the first Watts Festival. Thousands turned out for the carnival-like event.

1977: Bill Coggins and 4-year-old Annabell Ratcliff officially open the Watts Counseling and Learning Center.

1989: Watts mothers picket Motown Records to urge black entertainers and athletes to help keep children off drugs and out of gangs.
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