Parker Center

Parker Center is the headquarters for the Los Angeles Police Department, and is located in Downtown LA. It is named for former LAPD chief William H. Parker. Originally with the prosaic name, the Police Administrative Building, ground for the center was broken on December 30, 1952 and construction completed in 1955. The building combined police facilities that had been located throughout the Civic Center area. On July 16, 1966, Chief Parker had a fatal heart attack, and soon afterwards the police administrative headquarters were officially named Parker Center Image File history File linksMetadata Prkrctrfront. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Prkrctrfront. ... Parker Center-LAPDs Headquarters LAPD redirects here. ... The Bunker Hill district of Downtown Los Angeles as seen from USC, which makes up most of Downtowns skyline. ... The Los Angeles Police Department (usually known as the LAPD) is the police department of the City of Los Angeles, California. ... William H. Parker (June 21, 1902 – July 16, 1966) was a police chief of the Los Angeles, California Police Department. ... December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 1 day remaining. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 168 days remaining. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...

It is seen in most episodes of the 1967 version of the television drama Dragnet. The center was also one of the sites of the 1992 Los Angeles riots following the not-guilty verdict on the alleged LAPD abuse of Rodney King. 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Dragnet opening frame from the 1967 version. ... Truck driver Reginald Denny lies beaten in an intersection as his assailant, Damian Williams, celebrates. ... Rodney King Rodney Glenn King (born April 2, 1965 in Sacramento, California) is an African American who — while being videotaped by a bystander (George Holiday) — was continually struck with batons, and subsequently arrested by Los Angeles police officers (LAPD). ...

At the present time, there are plans to demolish Parker Center as it is considered too outdated to be suitable for the headquarters of a major metropolitan police department and to build a new LAPD headquarters to replace it. A number of sites in downtown Los Angeles are being discussed as possible sites for the new headquarters, including the site of Parker Center itself.

External links

• LAPD History of Parker Center