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.

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Chávez Ravine 1

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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"
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

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Dodger Stadium nickname Chavez Ravine
Ry Cooder notableWork Chavez Ravine
this entity surface form: Chávez Ravine
Los Angeles Dodgers stadiumLocation Chavez Ravine