Lowriders. Cruising. A Southern California ritual returns
About this episode
Our guest host Faith E. Pinho, a Metro reporter at the L.A. Times, speaks with Times culture writer Daniel Hernandez about the cast of characters and cars that have been lining the wide boulevards of Southern California for decades. They look at who is embracing cruising culture and its uneasy relationship with law enforcement.
An earlier version of this episode was published May 28, 2021.
More reading:
The lowrider is back: The glorious return of cruising to the streets of L.A.
Here are 8 key lowrider moments in pop films and TV, according to Estevan Oriol
During pandemic, trash and crime increased on Whittier Boulevard. Lowrider clubs said: Enough
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