Chavez Ravine
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Chavez Ravine is a hilly area in Los Angeles best known as the site of Dodger Stadium, home of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chávez Ravine | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographic area
ⓘ
neighborhood ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Chinatown, Los Angeles
ⓘ
Elysian Park ⓘ Silver Lake ⓘ
surface form:
Silver Lake area
|
| associatedWith | Los Angeles Dodgers ⓘ |
| cityDistrict | near Downtown Los Angeles ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean climate of Southern California ⓘ |
| controversy | eminent domain land acquisition ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalDepiction |
subject of the book "Chavez Ravine: 1949"
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subject of the documentary "Chavez Ravine: A Los Angeles Story" ⓘ |
| demographicHistory | formerly predominantly Mexican American community ⓘ |
| elevationCharacteristic | elevated above Los Angeles basin ⓘ |
| etymology | ravine named for landowner Julian Chavez ⓘ |
| eventUse | concerts at Dodger Stadium ⓘ |
| featureWithin |
Dodger Stadium parking lots
ⓘ
access roads to Dodger Stadium ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Los Angeles
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Los Angeles
|
| historicalEvent | displacement of residents for stadium construction ⓘ |
| historicalUse | Mexican American residential community ⓘ |
| homeOf | Dodger Stadium ⓘ |
| JulianChavezRole | early Los Angeles city councilman ⓘ |
| knownFor | Dodger Stadium ⓘ |
| languageOrigin | Spanish-language toponym ⓘ |
| leagueAssociation | Major League Baseball via Dodger Stadium ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Los Angeles ⓘ Los Angeles County ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Julian Chavez ⓘ |
| overlooks | Downtown Los Angeles ⓘ |
| ownership | City-owned land leased to Los Angeles Dodgers organization ⓘ |
| partOf |
Elysian Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Elysian Park area
|
| redevelopedFor |
Major League Baseball stadium
ⓘ
public housing proposals (canceled) ⓘ |
| region | Southern California ⓘ |
| sportsUse |
large-scale sporting events
ⓘ
professional baseball ⓘ |
| terrainFeature | hilly area ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Dodger Stadium
ⓘ
surface form:
Dodger Stadium opened in 1962
major redevelopment in the 1950s ⓘ |
| transportAccess |
Stadium Way
ⓘ
State Route 110 (Arroyo Seco Parkway) ⓘ |
| urbanPlanningHistory | site of mid-20th-century public housing plans ⓘ |
| viewFeature | views of San Gabriel Mountains ⓘ |
| zoning | primarily recreational and stadium use ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chávez Ravine