Eviction at Lincoln Place
Tuesday, December 6, 2005 at 09:42PM
Fabian Lewkowicz

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Los Angeles City Councilman Bill Rosendahl tries to calm protesters Noel Weiss (right) and Sharon Snow during Tuesday’s evictions.

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Lucy Siam, 77, a tenant at Lincoln Place since 1974, and her neighbor Hector Jimenez protest on Tuesday

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Maria Luis, who has been a tenant for 13 years at Lincoln Place, breaks down during a television interview after being evicted.

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Erin Grayson, a four-year tenant of Lincoln Place, was evicted Tuesday, along with dozens of neighbors. Her cat was left behind briefly before sheriff’s deputies allowed Grayson back into the apartment to retrieveher pet.

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Yael Korin talks to LAPD after being evicted. Her belongings are in the storage container behind her.
Fifty two apartments were evicted on Tuesday, December 6, 2005, at The Lincoln Place Apartments in Venice at around 830am after a couple dozen Los Angeles County Sherif Deputies swarmed the apartments giving tenants only fifteen minutes to evacuate the building before having the locks changed.
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