1902, Chavez Ravine

1902. Near the left edge of the image is the Barlow Respiratory Hospital. Just left of the center is the Los Angeles Brick Company.

1870, Area Drawing

Drawing of the Chavez Ravine area in Los Angeles, ca.1870. The drawing shows a valley between two mountain ranges in which cropland is being cultivated.

1937, Chavez Ravine Hillside

View from above Chavez Ravine and Sunset Boulevard and just east of Innes Avenue, looking northwest over city of Los Angeles. Chavez Ravine Road[?} and a few buildings are visible at right.

1930s, Adobe St. & Chavez Ravine

ca.1930-1939. The sign that reads "Adobe St." and "Chavez Ravine"

1937, Downtown from Chavez Ravine

1937. View from above Chavez Ravine and Sunset Boulevard and just east of Innes Avenue, looking southwest over city of Los Angeles. City hall and the courts buildings are in center left of the cityscape.

1946, Chavez Ravine

1946. View of the Mexican American community Chavez Ravine, near present day Elysian Park and Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, from a nearby hillside.

1946, Walking to Chavez Ravine

1946. Two women walk along the road between Chavez Ravine and downtown Los Angeles, near present day Elysian Park and Dodger Stadium Bus lines to and from Chavez Ravine and Los Angeles were contested through the 1950s

1947, Chavez Ravine Woman Walking

A woman carries her packages down a street in Chavez Ravine, near present day Elysian Park and Dodger Stadium.

1950, Street Scene

Street scene in Chavez Ravine, Los Angeles (Calif.) (The GPS information for this image is an educated guess)

1951, Inspectors

1951. Land use inspection in Chavez Ravine. John Carmona and Fred Ross inspect the Mexican American community of Chavez Ravine, located near present day Elysian Park and Dodger Stadium.

1951, Hillside View

View from a Chavez Ravine hillside.

1951, Hillside View

1951. View from a Chavez Ravine hillside.

1951, Protest

1951. Chavez Ravine property owners protest.

1951, Residents

1951. Angry housewives, Mrs. Agnes Cerda, left, and Mrs. Angie Villa, two of leaders of Chavez Ravine's fight against eviction by Elysian Park Heights housing plan

1953, Chavez Ravine Hillside

Hillside view of the Mexican American community Chavez Ravine, near present day Elysian Park and Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles

1953, Family Residence

1953. A family gathers on the porch of their home in Chavez Ravine, located near present day Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles

1953, Chavez Ravine

1953. Hillside view of the Mexican American community Chavez Ravine, near present day Elysian Park and Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles

1957, Meeting at Chavez Ravine

Looking at map in Chavez Ravine, 2 October 1957. L to R: Councilman John C. Holland, Oran Asa, Gerald Deal, and James J. Hughes shown looking at map in Chavex Ravine.

1957, Mayor Norris Poulson

Bob Hunter (left) and Mayor Norris Poulson survey Chavez Ravine.

1957, Playing Ball

'THEY ARE PLAYING BALL IN CHAVEZ RAVINE: Some day the Los Angeles Dodgers hope to be playing ball where Mrs. Barden Scott is playing with her three children, Richmond, 5; Matthew, 3, and Valerie, 18 months. She figures that when the Dodgers build their fancy new ball park in Chavez Ravine home plate will be just about where her home is. But first the Dodgers will have to buy up her place and a few others scattered through the area. Mrs. Scott is willing to sell, but some other owners aren't." Dated 5 June 1957.

1957, Petitions

C.A. Owen, head of "Citizens Committee to Save Chavez Ravine for the People", getting petitions from armored car driver George Stranahan . "Paper weapons -calling for referendum vote on transfer of property to Dodgers. Lists were given to City Clerk who'll verify names" - November 15, 1957"

1958, Chavez Ravine Fire

17 June 1958. Brush fire in Chavez Ravine area behind Armory.

1958, Chavez Ravine Fire

17 June 1958. Brush fire in Chavez Ravine area behind Armory.

1958, Chavez Ravine Fire

17 June 1958. Brush fire in Chavez Ravine area behind Armory.