Just days after being unveiled, two lifeguard towers were vandalized and had their windows smashed out.
A Pride-themed lifeguard tower in Santa Monica beach has been vandalized just days after it was unveiled. Police are searching for the suspect or suspects who destroyed the tower's windows.Two lifeguard towers painted the colors of the Progress Pride Flag at Ginger Rogers Beach in Pacific Palisades were in operation Tuesday despite being vandalized just days after they were unveiled.
By Monday morning, however, both of the colorful towers had been targeted by vandals who smashed their windows. The location evolved into a focal point of political activism, ranging from fundraisers for AIDS victims to petition drives opposing the Vietnam War.It became a popular destination for gay men as far back as the 1940s and it was dubbed Ginger Rogers Beach in honor of the screen legend.
In the 1980s and 1990s, the beach became a hot spot for social and fundraising events to help those suffering through the AIDS crisis.
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