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.
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.
1929, Wedding
Flora Cano (at left) with best man and other bridesmaid in Chavez Ravine.
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"
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.
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, 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
1948, Children and Houses
A 1948 view of children playing on dirt streets in Chavez Ravine.
1947, Chavez Ravine Woman Walking
A woman carries her packages down a street in Chavez Ravine, near present day Elysian Park and Dodger Stadium.
1949, Old Woman, Child, and Dog
An older woman walks down a Chavez Ravine street in 1949 holding a bucket and accompanied by a young child and a dog.
1950, Country-like Setting
A 1950 view in Chavez Ravine showing a county-like setting with farm animals, a pick-up truck, and grassy landscape.
A 1950 view in Chavez Ravine showing ramshackled and undeveloped land among the hills.
1950, Hilly Dirt Roads
A 1950 view of steep and unpaved streets in Chavez Ravine.
1950, Hillside Goats
Goats hang out on a Chavez Ravine hillside, demonstrating the rural feeling of the neighborhood.
1950, Hilltop View
View of hillside homes in Chavez Ravine in 1950.
A view from a Chavez Ravine hilltop in 1950.
1950, Partially Developed Land
A 1950 view in Chavez Ravine showing a partially developed landscape.
1950, Street in a Canyon
A 1950 view of a Chavez Ravine street in a canyon lined with homes.
1950, Two Children in the Street
A 1950 view of a dirt Chavez Ravine street with two children in the middle of it.
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, Navarro Family
"The Navarro family pose at their Chavez Ravine home before their relocation to the William Mead Homes Housing Project. Blasito Navarro (divorced), lived with her 3 children in this 5 room house which rented for $25 per month."
1951, Protest
1951. Chavez Ravine property owners protest.
