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ROCK HOUSE [2 records]

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Record 1 1998-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
CONT

Like some other big-city ghettos, south central L.A. is infested with rock houses: also known as crack houses or base houses, they are centers of the new cocaine trade. Typically, a rock house is a rented apartment or bungalow with a reinforced steel door. The dealer sits inside with his drugs, taking money and doling out doses of crack through a slot in the door.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie

Spanish

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Record 2 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Housing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)

Spanish

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