Law Practice
Sep. 28, 2021
Chavez Ravine and the Dodgers: myths and realities
An oft-repeated myth is that the Dodgers forsook their loyal Brooklyn fans and swooped into Los Angeles, literally bulldozing a poor Mexican-American community to build Dodger Stadium. The truth is deeper and worth pondering.
John S. Caragozian
Email: caragozian@gmail.com
John is a Los Angeles-based lawyer and sits on the Board of the California Supreme Court Historical Society. He welcomes ideas for future monthly columns on California's legal history at caragozian@gmail.com.
An oft-repeated myth is that the Dodgers forsook their loyal Brooklyn fans and swooped into Los Angeles, literally bulldozing a poor Mexican-American community to build Dodger Stadium.
The truth is deeper and worth pondering.
Dodger Stadium sits on land now known as Chavez Ravine, a mile north of L.A.'s City Hall. Since they began arriving in 1781, Europeans used the hilly land -- o...
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