The Dunbar in South L.A., once a landmark, has lost its beat

In 1957, Jimmy Steward graduated from high school in El Dorado, Ark., which had piney woods and pretty promenades left over from an oil boom, but no jobs to speak of. Like many others, he looked west for work, and landed in South Los Angeles, where, like many others, "I didn't find no gold."

By Scott Gold

October 10, 2008