Audio slide show: Los Angeles' historic police headquarters is going off duty
It was a place that crooks feared and cops loved. Parker Center was the
nation's most modern police facility when it opened its glass doors 57 years ago. But as happens to a patrolman on the beat, old age finally took its toll. Its occupants are packing up and moving on. Det. Gus Villanueva reminisces about his days there.
Photography and audio by Gary Friedman
Produced by Albert Lee
January 15, 2013, 3:08 p.m.
It was a place that crooks feared and cops loved. Parker Center was the nation's most modern police facility when it opened its glass doors 57 years ago.
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