Before Los Angeles had Dodger Stadium, it had Palo Verde, La Loma, and Bishop. They were three neighborhoods that made up the thriving, predominantly Mexican American community in what is now known as Chavez Ravine. When did the Dodgers move to Chavez Ravine? In 1958 Los Angeles provided 352 acresRead More →
The majority of the Chavez Ravine land was initially acquired by eminent domain by the City of Los Angeles to make way for proposed public housing. … By 1958, the public housing plans were abandoned and the land was conveyed by the city to the Brooklyn Dodgers to entice themRead More →
Venezuela saw ten years of military dictatorship from 1948 to 1958. After the 1948 Venezuelan coup d’état brought an end to the three-year experiment in democracy (“El Trienio Adeco”), a triumvirate of military personnel controlled the government until 1952, when it held presidential elections. Did Chávez improve Venezuela? Venezuela’s economyRead More →