Chavez Ravine (and Arboretum)
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This landmark is located in what is now Dodgers Stadium in the Elysian Park neighborhood. Until the 1950s, the neighborhood was home to many generations of Mexican Americans before the City cleared out the area to make space for public housing that never officially came to fruition due to an anti-public housing stalwart named Norris Poulson, who became mayor in 1953 and put a stop to these plans.
In 1958, only a few families remained in the area, so the City reached a deal with the owner of New York City’s Brooklyn Dodgers to move the team to Los Angeles—and build a stadium—historic Dodger Stadium—in Chavez Ravine.
Visitors shouldn’t miss the Chavez Ravine Arboretum, which today features more than 100 varieties of trees hailing from across the world. It was founded in 1893 by the Los Angeles Horticultural Society and is still maintained by the Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks.
- Nearest Station
- L.A. Union Station
- Address
- 929 Academy Rd
Los Angeles, CA 90012 - Website
- https://www.laparks.org/horticulture/chavez-ravine-arboretum
Take Metrolink to L.A. Union Station
From Alameda St & Los Angeles St, take Bus B toward Chinatown/Financial District for 9 minutes; 6 stops and disembark at Hill St & Gin Ling Way.
Walk about 9 minutes; 0.4 miles heading northeast on N Hill St toward Gin Ling Way
Cross the road, and turn right toward Yale St
Then, turn left toward Stadium Way (take the stairs)
Turn left onto Stadium Way, cross the road, and arrive at the destination, Chavez Ravine
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