Lincoln Heights Jail sits nestled in between prominent Los Angeles features such as the L.A. River, the I-110, and the I-5. Graffiti covers its walls and many windows are now busted out, but passersby can still note the distinctive Art Deco and Bauhaus modern architecture. The jail opened in 1931 and was designed to house a maximum of 625 prisoners. By the 1950s, it held up to 2,800. Its occupants included Al Capone and many arrested during the Zoot Suit Riots and, later, the Watts Riots, thus housing many radicals…
