Chavez Ravine
Over the course of time, Los Angeles has had many successes and failures. Many such success and failures are overlooked and forgotten due to time. Other successes and failures are buried by the government. One such example is Chavez Ravine, better known as Dodgers Stadium.
Chavez Ravine, made up of three main neighborhoods—Palo Verde, La Loma and Bishop, was home to generations of Mexican Americans. The Federal Housing Act of 1949 gave Mayor Fletcher Bowron, the business opportunity of a lifetime. In July 1950, all residents of Chavez Ravine received letters from the city telling them that they would have to sell their homes. Many of the residents of Chavez Ravine rebelled, but to no avail. In 1952, Frank Wilkinson, the assistant director of the Los Angeles City Housing Authority, faced questioning by the House Un-American Activities Committee for supporting Communism. He was fired from his job and sentenced to one year in jail. This marked the end of Chavez......
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