Framåt Lodge #405

Historical marker location:

1900 Addison Street, Berkeley, California

( Marker is at the intersection of Addison Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way, on the right when traveling east on Addison Street.)

Marker installed: 1998

Sanford G. Jackson, Architect 1927. City of Berkeley Landmark, designated in 1997.

In 1965, the Watts Riots erupted in Los Angeles after a police officer arrested a Black man for drunk driving. The six-day riot resulted in 34 deaths, over 1,000 injuries, and $40 million in property damage. The Watts Riots were a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement and helped to spark a nationwide conversation about race relations.