Beneath the Ballpark
99% Invisible
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Los Desterados, a Los Angeles Latino Community Against the Dodgers
Former residents of Chavez Ravine get together for an annual reunion picnic in Elision Park. Edward Santian's father, Louis, was one of the many who refused to see games at Dodger Stadium. His claim to fame is that he was born where third base is at and his umbilical court back then would be buried wherever you were born. And they don't get together out of anger. They're just a bunch of friends and family who want to tell stories and celebrate the neighborhood that they shared beneath the ballpark.
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