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Episode 27. Dodger Stadium

Episode 27. Dodger Stadium

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 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. References 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 https://www.nytimes.com/1957/10/09/archives/dodgers-accept-los-angeles-bid-to-move-to-coast-team-will-play-in.html 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 Negro League https://www.britannica.com/sports/Negro-league Farm Team https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farm_team History Baseball owners allow Dodgers and Giants to move https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/may-28/baseball-owners-allow-dodgers-and-giants-to-move PBS SoCal - Lost LA Once Upon a Time in Chavez Ravine 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 https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/lost-la/where-is-chavez-ravine-exactly 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/ CHAVEZ RAVINE AND THE DODGERS: MYTHS AND REALITIES John Caragozian California Supreme Court Historical Society: Sept. 28, 2021 issue of the Los Angeles Daily Journal https://www.cschs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/History-Resources-Caragozian-Chavez-Ravine-the-Dodgers.pdf.pdf CLU Smart Justice: Chavez Ravine - Elysian Park https://www.callutheran.edu/college-arts-sciences/history/civilliberties/chavez_ravine_civil_liberties_ver2.html Julian Chavez, the Old Spanish Trail Angela Reiniche https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/julian-chavez-the-old-spanish-trail.htm Proclamation 2257 https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/proclamation-2257-pacific-mercado-international-exposition-and-worlds-fair National Parks Service - Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo https://www.nps.gov/cabr/learn/historyculture/juan-rodriguez-cabrillo.htm LA Times 48-Year-Old Armory Rises From Ashes to Serve Again DENISE HAMILTON Oct. 2, 1986 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-10-02-ga-3747-story.html WPA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Works_Progress_Administration Aurora Arechinga Vargas https://share.google/images/ENoOTovry4l6kYQzw Eminent Domain - Cornell https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/eminent_domain Barrio https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/barrio Arroyo https://www.britannica.com/science/arroyo ​​NPR - Remembering the Lost Communities Buried Under Center Field October 31, 2017 Janice Llamoca https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/10/31/561246946/remembering-the-communities-buried-under-center-field HUAC https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/education/presidential-inquiries/house-un-american-activities-committee If you know something we can ruin, send the topic and a brief hint at how it's ruined to nowitsruined@gmail.com. Let us know if you'd like us to credit you if we choose your topic!Follow us on Patreon for updates, video episodes, and lots of fun bonus content (even for unpaid members). You can also follow us on YouTube and Instagram.You can also follow Kate and Larkin! Kate is on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. Larkin is on TikTok and Instagram. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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