Dodger Stadium is an icon of Los Angeles. The massive structure comes complete with a parking lot that can accommodate 16,000 cars. And that parking lot was built on the remains of a community that was literally dragged from their homes so they could be leveled for new construction.
Join us as Larkin sorts through the tale of displacement and discrimination behind one of the largest ballparks in the U.S.
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Follow Minna Lee Jameson: https://www.instagram.com/minnaleejamison
LA Dodgers
https://www.laalmanac.com/sports/sp06.php
They Moved Home Plate! How baseball’s geography has evolved with the US
Jenny Schuetz and Cecile Murray
March 28, 2018
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/how-baseballs-geography-has-evolved-with-the-u-s/
NY Times Archive Article 1957
Gabrielino/Tongva Nation of the Greater Los Angeles Basin
State of California Native American Heritage Commision
https://nahc.ca.gov/cp/tribal-atlas-pages/gabrielino-tongva-nation/
Jackie Robinson Foundation
https://jackierobinson.org/jackie-robinson/
HIstory - Jackie Robinson’s Battles for Equality on and off the Baseball Field
Martin Stezano
https://www.history.com/articles/jackie-robinson-color-barrier-baseball
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farm_team
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https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/may-28/baseball-owners-allow-dodgers-and-giants-to-move
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https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/lost-la/clip/once-upon-a-time-in-chavez-ravine
Where is Chavez Ravine, Exactly?
Nathan Masters
September 8, 1014
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PBS SoCal - They Moved Mountains to Build Dodger Stadium
https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/lost-la/they-moved-mountains-to-build-dodger-stadium
Before the Dodgers
https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/lost-la/episodes/before-the-dodgers
Chavez Ravine: Community to Controversial Real Estate
https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/lost-la/chavez-ravine-community-to-controversial-real-estate
The Dark Heart of Dodger Stadium: The History of Chavez Ravine
Lauren Vandivier
April 25, 2025
https://thelemur.org/2025/04/25/the-dark-heart-of-dodger-stadium-the-history-of-chavez-ravine/
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John Caragozian
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Angela Reiniche
https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/julian-chavez-the-old-spanish-trail.htm
Proclamation 2257
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DENISE HAMILTON
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October 31, 2017
Janice Llamoca
HUAC
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