Full coverage: 30 years since the 1992 L.A. riots

Thirty years ago, the police officers who beat Rodney King were acquitted, and L.A. burned.

Today, a Mexican American family still grieves for their father, shot dead in his car after running an errand for a friend. A supermarket rooftop patrolled by Korean immigrants with guns is a hangout for hipsters. Parts of South L.A. are gentrifying, while other neighborhoods are filled with empty lots. Many Angelenos are deeply pessimistic about race relations.

Times journalists reflect on the scars that remain from those violent days and what has risen from the ashes.

Video: Reflections of the L.A. uprising — Scars left behind

Banks: Thirty years later, does commemorating L.A. riots help heal old wounds or reopen them?

South L.A. was promised a resurrection after 1992. The new boom could leave many behind

Video: Revisiting the photographs

Arellano: He was murdered during the L.A. riots. We can’t forget Latinos like him

L.A. residents deeply pessimistic about race relations 30 years after riots, poll finds

The Times podcast: The L.A. riots, 30 years later

Arellano: Their pupuserias survived the riots. Now, Central Americans thrive in South L.A.

L.A. riots are remembered 30 years later with hope and pessimism

Video: The owner of Tom’s Market on the evolution of nearby stores

Shyong: What we got wrong about Black and Korean communities after the L.A. riots

3-D modeling: Florence and Normandie

Video: Echoes of the L.A. uprising