99% Invisible

Beneath the Ballpark

Feb 20, 2019

30:45

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Los Angeles Dodgers - Chavez Ravine

01:41

The City of Los Angeles in the 1950s

01:37

The Second Threat to the Chavez Ravine

01:32

Introduction

2min

Los Angeles Dodgers - Fernando Valenzuela

2min

The City of Dreams, Dodger Stadium and the Birth of Modern Los Angeles

2min

The City of Los Angeles in the 1950s

2min

The Brooklyn Dodgers Need a New Stadium

2min

New Dodger Stadium in Brooklyn

2min

The Last Legs of Chavez Ravine

2min

Chavez Ravine, Los Angeles, California

2min

The Second Threat to the Chavez Ravine

2min

10.

What Happened to Chavez Ravine?

2min

11.

Chavez Ravine, Los Angeles - The New Dodgers

2min

12.

Chavez Ravine, Los Angeles

2min

13.

Los Angeles Dodgers - Chavez Ravine

2min

14.

Los Angeles Dodgers - Chavez Ravine

2min

15.

Los Desterados, a Los Angeles Latino Community Against the Dodgers

2min

16.

Squarespace - The All-Inclusive Platform for Building Your Brand

2min

17.

How to Get the Most Out of Your Article Furniture

2min

18.

What Is a Dodger?

2min

19.

Horse Drawn Trolleys - What Are They?

2min

20.

99% Invisible by Vivian Lee

3min

In the 1950s, Los Angeles was an up-and-coming city but wasn’t quite there yet. City leaders were looking for a way to boost Los Angeles's profile as a world class city and also give Angelenos something to rally behind. They believed that what L.A. really needed was a baseball team.

They picked Chavez Ravine, near downtown LA, as the perfect home for a perfect new stadium, but the land had been home to a vibrant community of Mexican and Mexican American families for decades.

Beneath the Ballpark

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