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Drug house demolished on Drew Street

Crews tear down what police said was for years the center of drug activity on Drew Street in Los Angeles' Glassell Park neighborhood. The demolition on the two-block street was part of a larger effort by police to crush gang crime in the neighborhood.

Crews tear down what police said was for years the center of drug activity on Drew Street in Los Angeles’ Glassell Park neighborhood. The demolition on the two-block street was part of a larger effort by police to crush gang crime in the neighborhood.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Drug house demolished on Drew Street

It was known as the Satellite House, for the enormous black satellite dish that stood in the driveway and marked the house that police said for years was the center of the drug trade on two-block Drew Street.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Drug house demolished on Drew Street

A demolition crew member takes a picture of members of the Los Angeles City Council and police dignitaries before demolishing a drug house on Drew Street in the Glassell Park.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Drug house demolished on Drew Street

A neighbor, who wished not to give his name, relaxes in a hammock before the demolition. Officials say crime has been down since a police raid last June, with residents more encouraged about the future of the area.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

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Drug house demolished on Drew Street

A crew member works on the demolition of the house police said was a center of drug activity. “It feels good,” said LAPD Det. Steve Aguilar, who patrolled Drew Street for five years. “It’s been a long time in the making.”  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

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