Professional Documents
Culture Documents
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134
TC
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downtown site
156
Chavez Ravine
170
people & culture natural habitat
research
184
198
transportation
218
housing
case studies
stadium
232
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TC
people and culture transportation case study: housing
downtown population rail plan comparison
downtown population California High-Speed rail statistical comparison
downtown population density SCAG Maglev Elysian Heights
downtown ethnic density Metro Rail travel dIstance Playa Vista
income and downtown festivals Alameda Corridor Battery Park
cultural institutions Alameda Corridor national impact Euralille
-theaters and concert venues metro lines and cultural institutions Shiodome
-museums and galleries alternative rail proposals for Potzdamer Platz
-educational institutions south end of Union Station World Trade Center
-civic institutions bus lines Kowloon Walled City
-sports centers travel distance by minutes
-religious institutions destinations and time from site case study: stadium
vehicles stadium comparisons
destination origin commuter maps downtown site location candidates
roadway development history
freeway development history
freeway traffic
travel time distance at normal time
travel time distance at peak hours
proposal 1a and 1b
-extension of 2 Glendale Fwy and
North Alameda Street
proposal 2
-modern light rail transit system
all transportation systems
energy cost comparison
e of contents
construction cost comparison
135
TC
137
downtown site
157
Chavez Ravine
171
natural habitat people & culture
research
185
199
transportation
219
housing
case studies
233
239
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downtown: 13,650 ft. (2.58 miles)
site: 5,500 ft. (1.04 miles)
downtown:
18,220 ft. (3.45 miles)
site: 2,680 ft. (0.5 mile)
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regional commerce
R2, RD, RMP, RW2, R3, R4, R5 neighborhood commerce high-density housing
CM, MR, CCS, M1, M2, M3, SL PF heavy industry medium-density housing
CR, C1, C1.5, C2, C4, C5, CW, OS light industry open space / public and
ADP, LASED, WC quasi-public lands
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downtown site
neighborhood council
districts department of planning
websites: websites:
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navigatela.lacity.org navigatela.lacity.org
now:
1. Hilda Munoz, Glendale Envisions a New Urban Village,” Los Angeles Times, July 1, 2003, sec. B.
2. Susan Carrier, “What’s green and well educated? Claremont,” Los Angeles Times, June 29, 2003, sec. K.
3. Daniel Hernandez and Janet Wilson, “4 Cities on U.S. List of Fastest Growing,” Los Angeles Times, July 10, 2003, sec. B.
now
1. The City of Glendale has voted to rezone twelve 2. Claremont is that rare city with both beauty and 3. The Inland Empire cities of Irvine, Rancho Cu-
blocks of a major commercial boulevard to allow for brains: 10,000 of its 36,000 residents hold advanced camonga, Chula Vista, and Fontana grew more than
a mixed-use housing and retail development. The de- university degrees, and it boasts 23,500 trees located 11% in two years, reflecting a strong demand for new
velopment plan calls for five stories of both affordable on public land. The seven Claremont Colleges occupy housing in the area. ‑Other revitalization efforts are
and upscale housing to sit atop restaurants, markets, the center of town, and nine public K–12 schools, eight following fast: In Fontana, for example, $60 million to
cafes, and shops. The project will follow the example of which have been designated “distinguished schools” $80 million worth of civic development projects are in
of similar mixed-use facilities built in recent years in by the California School Recognition Program, sit next the works, including new roads which should attract
other Southern California cities, including Pasadena’s to twenty-one parks. The city also preserves 1,200 commercial and retail developments to accompany
Paseo Colorado and Burbank’s Media Village. acres of foothills as a wilderness park. increased housing.
district 9, Councilwoman Jan Perry
business-improvement
districts city council districts
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Amended Little Tokyo City Center Bunker Hill
Central Industrial Little Tokyo central business
community redevelopment
agencies
website:
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ci.la.us/CRA
now:
1. Patrick McGreevy, “State Agency Rejects Proposal for a New City at L.A. Harbor,” Los Angeles Times, July 24, 2003, sec. B.
2. Caitlin Liu, “Sprawl Tied to Higher Transportation Costs,” Los Angeles Times, July 23, 2003, sec. A.
now
1. LAFCO, a state agency, rejected a proposal to trans- 2. As another effect of urban spawl, a recent study the study and is taking steps to mitigate the problem;
form San Pedro and Wilmington into an independent finds that families who live in spread out metropoli- it plans to spend $42 billion over the next 27 years to
municipality. A financial study by the agency conclud- tan areas with weak pubic transit networks spend increase public transit and build more carpool lanes.
ed that the harbor area could not generate enough more of their household budgets on transportation The report may draw attention to congressional debates
revenue to sustain the proposed city. Despite accusa- than people in denser regions. San Diego was ranked over a federal transportation bill that will provide high-
tions that it wrongly excluded a major tax generating fourth nationally in expenses; the densely populated way and transit funding over the next six years.
industrial area, LAFCO will not conduct a new study, and transit-friendly New York City came in last. The
maintaining that to do would constitute an inappropri- Ctiy of San Diego was not surprised by the results of
ate use of public funds.
8,502
8,000 20%
7,000 15%
vacancy rates
6,000 10%
5,452
5,000 5%
housing unit construction
4,000 0%
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
3,000
$1.90
office rental rates / sq. ft.
$1.80
2,000
$1.70
$1.60
1,914
1,386
1,000 $1.50
$0
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Los Angeles
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existing
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construction
planned
2003–2004
planned 2005
and beyond
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downtown downtown
housing rates $ office rates
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recreation
education
residential
13
infrastructure / civic 9
services / commercial 6 3
2
5
12
>$300 million 4
10
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<$300 million
7
11
<$100 million
8
<$50 million
<$20 million
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downtown site
13 California Endowment $62 million Alameda and Main St. Rios Clementi Hale Studios
14 Vibiana Place $8 million 2nd and Main St. Gilmore and Weintraub
15 Little Tokyo Branch Library $3 million 2nd and Los Angeles 12,500 sq. ft. Anthony J. Lumsden
downtown
development
website:
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downtownnews.com
Grand Avenue Committee press release, grandavenuecommittee.org/press_release_2005may23.pdf#search=’Grand%20plans%20for%20Grand%20Avenue%20move%20forward’
John Dale,”The Battle of Bunker Hill or Grand Avenue Revisited,” laforum.org/issues/more.php?id=77_0_14_0_C
Sam Hall Kaplan, “Grand Concerns,” ladowntownnews.com/articles/2005/08/01/news/opinion/edit01.txt
Grand Avenue, once the centerpiece of a thriving nexus, the intervention has gained momentum. The $1.8 billion allocated for the development is expect-
downtown residential neighborhood has seemingly The latest of the Grand Avenue revitalization efforts ed to usher in a project that will engage a re-emerging
failed the expectations bestowed upon its CRA revival has quickly become the most publicized of recent res- downtown Los Angeles. With a dire need for affordable
of the sixties and seventies. Leveled to construct a toration plans intended for downtown Los Angeles. housing and public recreational space, the goals of the
major urban center, it had largely remained an empty The reclamation of 3.5 million square feet as a mixed development as set by the Grand Avenue Committee
and desolate few blocks, active mainly during the day use development is set to yield 400,000 square feet of aim to address these very concerns in hopes of culti-
time. In the last few years; however, the downtown retail, a 275 room boutique hotel and up to 2,600 resi- vating a thriving downtown. As demand increases in
boom has encouraged a steady shift. With a slue of dential units. The development promises to generate the downtown housing market so does the importance
apartment and loft conversions, the arrival of the Dis- 5,300 jobs and produce $28 million in annual revenues of this new development geared towards supporting a
ney Concert Hall and the establishment of a cultural for the city, county and state. growing residential community.
2
Staples Center, phase III
market-rate units: 800
5
3 Bunker Hill Towers
Hayward Manor
222–234 South Figueroa St.
206 W. 6th St.
market-rate units: 456
affordable-rate units: 600
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downtownla.com/economic/index.html
top five housing developments
(ranked by total number of units)
proposed
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research
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downtownla.com/economic/index.html
anticipated (additional 105,000 units)
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Edward R. Roybal y
Federal Building & 2,830 ft
production facilities Detention Center
civic institutions
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North Alameda Blvd
description
The site is bounded north and south by the 101 Freeway and 4th Street Street divides the site into two distinctive parts, each
respectively and Alameda Street to the west. The concrete lining of the with their own set of focalizing processes that contrib-
Los Angeles River defines the site’s east edge. The river and the network ute to the definition of the site. For the southern half,
of rail tracks along it, together with the constantly busy 101 Freeway, these focal centers are the Department of Public Social
form the most impermeable edge of the site. The degree of porosity of Services, the recently situated educational institution
two other boundaries is dependent upon the amount and density of traffic of SCI-Arc, and two temples serving the Japanese-
on 4th and Alameda Street. Also, porosity depends upon the presence of American community. The focal centers of the northern
extensive fenced-off parking buffers that discourage loitering. half are two museums—Japanese American National
In addition to the aforementioned four boundary constraints, East 1st Museum and MOCA Geffen Contemporary. The distinc-
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tion between the two parts of the site is reinforced by the adjacent area of Little Tokyo. However, the current little theater have opened and rely on new clientele
different components that form urban infill. Whereas state of the site is very fragile. There are few emergent with disposable income. Though they are few in num-
the majority of the buildings in the northern half serve characteristics that affect the site. ber, they very likely will multiply. This gentrification
industry, artists’ lofts are gradually overtaking remod- Dilapidated former commercial manufacturing and of space is furthered by the presence of SCI-Arc,
eled warehouses in the southern half of the site. storage areas have become spaces for artistic produc- spurring concerns of the residents over affordability
The layout of the territory provides for side-by-side in- tion. The ongoing conversion of old warehouses into and diversity in their neighborhood.
teractions along the Alameda Street—East 4th Street lofts brings new residents into an area formerly oc-
edge. In fact, two Buddhist temples and the Japanese cupied mostly by the urban poor and homeless. Along
Catholic Center are the results of the interaction with Traction Avenue, a bookstore, café, sushi bar and a
A
PF federal/municipal property
CR, C1, C1.5, C2, C4, C5, CW, ADP, LASED, WC transportation facilities
A
LASED Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment District 100,000 sq. ft.
WC Warner Center Specific Plan zone 50,000 sq. ft. max. footprint
metro jail
148 CM commercial zone 179,000 sq. ft.
MR restricted City South Studio Zone 50,000 sq. ft. per floor
CCS Century City South Studio Zone metro bomb facility
M1 limited industrial zone 21,000 sq. ft.
M2 light industrial zone fire/paramedic station
M3 heavy industrial zone 15,000 sq. ft. standard facility
SL ocean-submerged land zone 12,000 sq. ft. max. footprint
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undetermined/
parking railroad service production retail
none
6%
9%
site area: 9,916,923 sq. ft. (100%) 13%
fenced-off areas: 1,308,008 sq. ft. (13%) 27% 9% 31%
14%
building footprint area: 1,386,217 sq. ft. (14%)
10%
parking: 1,687,116 sq. ft. (17%) 17% 29% 13%
10%
railway: 2,819,900 sq. ft. (29%) 12%
%
roads/open space: 2,674,012 sq. ft. (27%) 19
Housing
total improvement area: 1,346,179 sq. ft. (estimated for 70% of site)
total improvement value: $32,969,159 (estimated for 70% of site)
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total open space = 5,669,136 sq. ft. (57%)
building footprint area = 1,427,887 sq. ft. (14%)
total building area = 3,427,887 sq. ft. (35%)
average number of stories = 2.1
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Traction Street East 1st Street East 3rd Street East 4th Street
0’ 500’ 1000’ 0’ 500’ 1000’
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9%
15% 38%
48%
46%
32%
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1 517-300-3009 51 516-300-2026
2 517-301-8001 52 516-300-3012
3 517-301-9006 53 516-300-4005
4 507-301-9001 54 516-300-4008
1 5 507-301-9009 55 516-300-4007
6 7 2
8 3 6 517-300-1024 56 516-300-5006
10 4 5
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7 517-300-1017 57 516-300-5005
11 12 14
13 15 8 517-300-1900 58 516-300-5007
9 517-300-2010 59 516-300-5001
16 17 10 517-300-3010 60 516-300-5013
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19 20 11 517-300-3002 61 516-300-5003
21 12 517-300-3001 62 516-300-9901
23 24
22 25 13 517-301-7006 63 516-300-8001
26 14 517-301-7008 64 516-300-8004
15 517-302-0010 65 516-300-8003
37 16 NA 66 516-300-8005
38 17 67
NA 516-300-8012
43 18 517-301-7006 68 516-300-7013
45 46 47
44 19 517-301-6008 69 516-300-7010
49
20 517-302-1001 70 516-300-6013
50 54
48 51 56
57 21 517-300-4015 71 516-300-6016
52 58 22 517-300-4902 72 516-300-6017
53 55 59 60 61
23 517-301-5011 73 NA
63 65 24 517-301-5006 74 516-300-6012
62 68 71 74 75
70 25 517-301-5003 75 516-300-6027
64 66
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72 26 517-302-2002 76 516-300-9005
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67 27 517-300-8001 77 516-300-9001
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82 83 28 517-300-8019 78 516-301-2015
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78 80 84 29 517-300-8017 79 516-301-2900
79 85 86 30 517-300-8018 80 516-301-2004
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89 31 517-300-9004 81 516-301-5028
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90 32 517-300-9005 82 516-301-5029
91 33 517-300-9002 83 516-301-5022
92 93 34 517-301-0009 84 516-301-5006
35 517-301-0003 85 516-301-5007
36 517-301-1011 86 516-301-5002
37 517-301-4900 87 516-301-5003
38 517-302-2004 88 516-301-3001
39 517-301-1020 89 516-301-3009
40 517-301-1021 90 516-301-3900
41 517-301-2025 91 516-301-4011
42 517-301-2027 92 516-301-4009
43 517-301-3018 93 NA
44 517-301-3014 94 516-400-5002
45 517-301-3020
46 517-301-3016
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94 48 516-300-1002
49 516-300-2023
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original current use
site # street street # stories use
1 Center 2 factory/storage
2 Commercial 837 1 factory/storage
3 Alameda 520 1 gas station/shop
4 Commercial 412 2 offices
3
5 6 7 5 Commercial 414 7 parking
1 2
4 8 6 Commercial 1 truck depot
8 8 462
9 10 7 Commercial 1 factory
1 12
8 Garey 500 2 storage
13 18 20 9 Ducommon 615 2
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17 10 Ducommon 711 2 factory
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22 21 11 Ducommon 444 5 fleet main. facility
14 15 23 24 25
27 12 Ducommon 444 2 parking
26 28
13 Ducommon 444 3 fleet main. Facility
29
14 Temple 433 1 DWP
32 34 15 Temple 433 2 DWP
33
16 Jackson 1 office/storage
43 46 49 36
39
37 41 17 Ducommon 706 factory/office
42 38 40
47 53 18 710
44 52 2
50 56
45 51 48 19 2
57 20 Center 410 1 storage
54 55
58 21 Center 410
61 2
62 59
60 67 22 Jackson 612 2 warehouse
71 73 77
63 64 68 75 23 Jackson 700 2 retail/storage
66 69 72 74 78 24 Jackson 710 1 retail/storage
79 65 70 76 25 Center 729 2 retail/storage
80 88
84 87 89 90 26 Temple 707 2 mortuary
81 83 85
86 91 92 27 Center 749 1 photo lab
82 93
97 94 28 Jackson 820 2 storage storage/office
95
102 98 96 29 Temple 815 2 processing
99
103 30 Temple 432 2 retail/storage
100 101
105 31 Temple 610
104 32 Temple 700 3 offices
33 Center 210 2 offices
34 Center 210 3 factory
106 35 1st 815 2 religious institution
36 Vinges 124 2 offices
37 1st 901 1 restaurant
38 1st 915 2 office/storage
39 Santa Fe 120 1 factory/mill
40 Santa Fe 100 1 factory/mill
41 Center 120 2 lofts
42 1st 604, 606, 610 2 retail/art studio
43 1st 618/620 2 residence
44 Hewitt 123 Japanese temple
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brick natural good
100 Traction 1
107 101
102 4th 801 3 social sevices, municipal
103 4th 813 2 Coca-Cola retail/warehouse
104 4th 963 3, 5, 3 train depot SCI-Arc
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105 3rd 960 2 transportation facility
106 4th 3 warehouse filming
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107 1 warehouse filming
108 2
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Elysian Park
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Chavez Ravine reconsidered
Downtown Los Angeles, a major pulse of the city, houses the art community,
cultural corridor, convention center, financial center, business district, civic
powerhouse, and manufacturing district. Even with such an intense urban
fabric, the city lacks the housing thread that binds the city together. The heavily
charged city by day turns into a desolated ghost town for the homeless and
crime at night. The lack of housing units in downtown drives people to the
skirts of the city to live. When the entire workforce of a city tries to discharge
itself through its limited infrastructure within a relatively small window of time,
it is inevitable that traffic congestion would take place. The existing capacity of
road infrastructures is not large enough to handle the extreme volume of cars
without experiencing delays.
This proposal for urban housing will both rejuvenate downtown Los Angeles
and alleviate traffic conditions.
Looking for possible locations for urban housing, one realizes that Dodger
Stadium in Chavez Ravine is the single largest remaining under-utilized land
in downtown Los Angeles. Perched on a hill with panoramic views of the
downtown cityscape, the site of Dodger Stadium offers serenity and seclusion
from its neighboring communities. The present usage of the land as a stadium,
with its main function of directing people’s attention inward toward the sporting
field, negates the uniqueness of the site.
Currently, any green space in the city is hard to come by, let alone a vast green
space such as Elysian Park. This unimaginable treasure holds the potential to
bind different neighborhoods together. It has been shown that Elysian Park has
a higher concentration of recreational facilities and sporting centers than any
parks nearby. Furthermore, Elysian Park services several ethnic communities
providing a diverse cross section of Los Angeles. However, the living standards
of these neighborhoods are lower than the rest of Los Angeles. As a result,
important civil amenities, such as hospitals, libraries, and fire stations are
lacking. Amenities have to cover a greater radius of distance when compared to
the average of the city. The introduction of higher income residents as another
demographic component will serve as a catalyst to raise the living standards
of the surrounding neighborhood. The higher tax revenues will provide higher
quality and quantity of amenities. The potential high buying power of these
new residents will attract commercial/retail developments to the site, which
in turn will increase the land value and raise the net worth of the residential
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Non-residents, however, saw Chavez Ravine as an eyesore in the middle of a burgeoning Los Angeles. Coinciding with
the end of World War II, the Federal Housing Act of 1949 earmarked 10,000 new units to be built in Los Angeles. Los
Angeles mayor Fletcher Bowron saw the 315 acres of “shanty town” as a prime location for thousands of these units.
In July of the next year, the residents of Chavez Ravine received letters telling them to sell their homes or lose them to
eminent domain. After demolition, the residents would then have first choice of a newly designed Elysian Park Heights
home.
Elysian Park Heights, designed by Richard Neutra and Robert E. Alexander, was to be a combination of 13-story high-
rises and two-story bar buildings. Optimized for views of Elysian Park and downtown, the more than 3,300-unit project
included a school and recreation center. Within two years, other than a few holdouts, Chavez Ravine had been cleared
of its inhabitants and made ready for public housing.
In the early 50s, however, public housing, became another Cold War front. Immediately the Los Angeles Times and
downtown business interests attacked the project as abject socialism. Frank Wilkinson, an assistant to the director
of the Los Angeles Housing Authority and a proponent of Elysian Park Heights, failed to answer under oath if he was a
communist and was hauled before the House Un-American Activities Committee. He was fired and spent a year in jail.
The Los Angeles City Council attempted to block the construction of the project, and the final blow came from the newly
elected mayor, Norris Poulson, who ran on a platform of stopping “un-American” spending.
The City Council and Poulson then offered to buy back the land from the federal government, promising that it would be
spent for public use. Sensing that by 1953 no public housing would be built in Chavez Ravine, the federal government
sold the property back to Los Angeles at a reduced rate with the “public use” stipulation attached.
By the late 50s, Los Angeles was quickly gaining population and confidence and was seeking a major league baseball
team. Walter O’Malley’s Brooklyn Dodgers were successful on the field but unprofitable in the overly small Ebbets Field,
and so after being denied a new field by New York City, he took his team west. In 1957, he struck a deal with Los Angeles
to purchase the 315 acres of Chavez Ravine and a minor league team (Los Angeles Angels) and its ballpark, with the
promise that a new stadium and youth recreation center would be built. The total deal cost O’Malley $500,000 initially,
annual payments of $60,000 for 20 years, and $345,000 in property taxes starting in 1962.
This controversial new deal, ostensibly fulfilling the “public use” stipulation of the federal land sale, was approved in
1958 by a city-wide referendum after garnering 52% of the vote. Subsequent court cases ruled in favor of O’Malley, and
so the last family to be removed—squatting on site for over seven years—was evicted on May 8, 1959 to make way for
the ceremonial groundbreaking four months later. The 56,000-seat Dodger Stadium, surrounded by 21 terraced park-
ing lots, opened on April 10, 1962.
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Panoramic view of the Los Angeles downtown skyline from Dodger Stadium.
Dodger Stadium’s approximate 260 acres—200 acres of hardscaping—caps Chavez Ravine.
project site
site In the site area, most of the land was defined as
Agriculture Zone. But, in actuality all the lands
around Dodger Stadium in the site area serve as
commercial zone: CR, C1, C1.5, C2, C4, C5, CW, ADP, LASED, WC a parking lot for 16,000 automobiles.
dwelling zone: R2, RD, RMP, R2, R3, RAS3, R4, RAS4, R5
single-family zone: RE, RS, R1, RU, RZ, RW1
agriculture zone: A, RA
open space: OS
commercial manufacturing zone: CM, MR, CCS, M1, M2, M3, SL
public facilities zone
automobile parking zone: P, PB
in fact......
P
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description
Zoning is locally regulated law that is used as a roads or adjoining property, maximum height of build-
guideline for land management control by establish- ings, population density, and other land-use issues.
ing specific policy that must be followed in the use of
land and buildings. Zoning asserts explicit uses that
are permitted under varying circumstances. It dictates
reasonable development by protecting property from
detrimental uses on nearby properties. Zoning also
standardizes the size of lots, building set-backs from
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light industry
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The General Plan is the fundamental land-use policy protection of residents from natural and man-made
document of the City of Los Angeles. It defines the hazards; and allocation of fiscal resources are guided
framework by which the city’s physical and economic by the plan.
resources are to be managed and utilized over time.
Decisions by the city with regard to the use of land;
design and character of buildings and open space;
conservation of existing housing and provision for new
housing; provisions for the continued updating of in-
frastructure; protection of environmental resources;
project site
The Elysian Park area is divided into two
council districts: CD1 and CD13.
The park and stadium in the eastern part
belong to CD1, which enjoys a different
budget model than the western part.
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Council Districts are political boundaries, cre- ments, approves contracts, and adopts traffic officers not defined by charter. There are fifteen
ated as required by the charter of the City of regulations. The council adopts or modifies the council districts in the city. By charter rule, coun-
Los Angeles that acts as the governing body budget proposed by the mayor and provides cil district boundaries must be redrawn every ten
of the city, except as otherwise provided in the the necessary funds, equipment, and supplies years. New boundaries are based on the most
charter, and enacts ordinances subject to the for the budgetary departments. The council recent census and must be in place no later than
approval or veto of the mayor. It orders elec- confirms or rejects appointments proposed by the end of the city’s fiscal year.
tions, levies taxes, authorizes public improve- the mayor and prescribes duties of boards and
site project site
The Elysian Park area has two parts that
Central Los Angeles: Silver Lake / Echo Park belong to different area-planning commissions.
Dodger Stadium and Elysian Park belong to the
Central Los Angeles: Central City North same one in the north.
Elysian Park
Dodger Stadium
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Chavez Ravine
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Area Planning Commissions exercise the power tion of a Zoning Administrator when that matter quasi-judicial approvals, in accordance with
to: (a) hear and determine appeals where it is has been transferred to the jurisdiction of the procedures prescribed by ordinance; (d) make
alleged there is error or abuse of discretion in Area Planning Commission because the Zoning recommendations with respect to zone chang-
any order, requirement, decision, interpreta- Administrator has failed to act within the time es or similar matters referred to it from the
tion, or other determination made by a Zoning limits prescribed by ordinance; (c) hear and City Planning Commission pursuant to Section
Administrator; (b) hear and make determina- determine applications for, or appeals related 562; and (e) hear and determine other matters
tions on any matter normally under the jurisdic- to, conditional use permits and other similar delegated to it by ordinance.
stadium area Solano Canyon neighborhood
buildings
263.11 acres 60.36 acres
11,460,876 sq. ft. 2,629,087 sq. ft.
Dodger Stadium area
1,064,750 sq. mi. 244,250 sq. mi.
site
mixed site
Elysian Park 323.47 acres
14,089,963 sq. ft.
1,309,000 sq. mi.
291 buildings
land value: $75,728,955
buildings: $79,468,306
total value: $155,197,261
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1. Sharon Bernstein, “Getting to the Ballpark -- or Around It -- Can Be Daunting,” Los Angeles Times, April, 29 2003, sec. B.
2. Roger Vincent; “Dodger Bidder Would Raze Stadium, Put One Downtown,” Los Angeles Times, July 11, 2003, sec. A T
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1. Commuting routes within striking distance of major 2. If wealthy developer Alan Casden can successfully sees a wide range of new homes being built in Chavez
stadiums suffer from major traffic jams. Dodger Sta- acquire the Los Angeles Dodgers, he will seek to em- Ravine, surrounded by the green of Elysian Park. Locals
dium accommodates 19,000 cars and wreaks havoc on bark upon the relocation of Dodger Stadium from its are skeptical as to whether Casden’s plan would suc-
commuting times for Echo Park residents as well as current home in Chavez Ravine to a new one down- ceed, and what his true motives are. Casden says he
those who live in nearby Atwater Village, Eagle Rock, town, a few miles south on the 110 Freeway. Casden has positive interests at heart: While growing up in L.A.,
Glendale, Pasadena, and Silver Lake. Other problems believes that this will contribute to the renaissance he would take the bus and trolley to see the Dodgers
are caused by a shortage of stadium parking, such of downtown Los Angeles, as well as provide a bet- play in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. He col-
as at Edison Field, which only has 12,000 spaces for ter experience for baseball fans. At the same time, he lected baseball cards and sold programs before games
45,000 seats. to earn pocket money.
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Chavez Ravine
11. 5415-019-005 Shoreland Dr 1663 S $22,498 $17,924 976
A1-1XL Agriculture Zone
12. 5415-019-006 Shoreland Dr 1618 S $9,628 $263,644 2,527
site
A1-1XL Agriculture Zone
R1-1VL One Family Zone 13. 5415-019-007 Shoreland Dr 1610 S $23,517 $16,065 976 167
general zoning
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4. 5415-018-008 Brooks Ave 1200 v $680,234 92. 5415-026-006 Amador St 736 S $105,836 $26,456 1248
5. 5415-018-004 Brooks Ave v $153 93. 5415-026-007 Amador St 732 M $145,292 $1,215 1338
6. 5415-018-007 Brooks Ave v $29,103 94. 5415-026-008 Amador St 726 M $19,451 $17,415 2412
28. 5415-023-001 Solano Ave 815 S $102,830 $113,654 2,068 95. 5415-026-009 Amador St 724 S $19,623 $6,753 798
29. 5415-023-002 Solano Ave 801 S $23,517 $16,065 1,872 96. 5415-026-010 Amador St 718 M $143,263 $22,815 2064
30. 5415-023-003 Solano Ave 834 S $23,343 $28,257 3,084 97. 5415-026-011 Amador St 716 S $18,406 $8,285 864
31. 5415-023-004 Solano Ave 832 S $19,451 $10,478 854 98. 5415-026-012 Amador St 710 S $14,423 $41,061 1595
32. 5415-023-005 Solano Ave 828 S $157,585 $109,124 2,204 99. 5415-026-013 Amador St 708 S $56,090 $19,627 432
33. 5415-023-006 Solano Ave 826 S $19,451 $6,417 952 100. 5415-026-014 Amador St v $15,300
34. 5415-023-007 Solano Ave 820 S $150,960 $37,740 832 101. 5415-026-015 Amador St $63,672 $15,918 595
35. 5415-023-008 Solano Ave 816 S $19,623 $13,695 1500 102. 5415-026-016 Amador St $617
36. 5415-023-009 Solano Ave 812 S $70,118 $63,106 1458 103. 5415-026-017 Amador St
37. 5415-023-010 Solano Ave 806 S $21,652 $7,436 642 104. 5415-026-018 Amador St
38. 5415-023-011 Solano Ave 804 S $107,181 $28,651 1216 105. 5415-026-019 Amador St
39. 5415-023-012 Boutee St 1827 S $42,456 $78,852 1176 106. 5415-026-020 Amador St 704 S $63,672 $15,918 595
40. 5415-023-013 Brooks Ave 1814 S $17,589 $8,620 1280 107. 5415-026-021 Amador St 702 S $13,695 $3,874 522
41. 5415-023-014 Brooks Ave 1808 M $110,160 $10,815 1288 108. 5415-026-022 Amador St v $617
42. 5415-023-015 Brooks Ave 1809 S $19,623 $53,648 2653 109. 5415-028-001 Amador St v $49,846
43. 5415-023-020 Boutee St 1809 v $16,575 110. 5415-028-002 Amador St v $34,527
44. 5415-023-018 Boutee St 1819 S $35,715 $67,397 560 111. 5415-028-003 Amador St 662 S $109,242 $10,404 978
45. 5415-023-019 Boutee St 1821 M $13,526 $10,815 1288 112. 5415-028-004 Amador St 658 M $132,600 $71,400 4412
46. 5415-024-001 Academy Dr 743 S $26,509 $12,100 450 113. 5415-028-005 Amador St 654 S $41,616 $10,404 360
47. 5415-024-002 Academy Dr v $8,573 114. 5415-028-006 Amador St 652 S $152,428 $13,333 728
48. 5415-024-003 Academy Dr v $13,783 115. 5415-028-007 Amador St v $6,346
49. 5415-024-004 Academy Dr 729 S $11,436 $173,891 4509 116. 5415-028-008 Amador St 648 M $115,434 $31,572 1580
50. 5415-024-005 Academy Dr 725 S $22,488 $90,000 2015 117. 5415-028-009 Amador St v $1,845
51. 5415-024-006 Academy Dr 721 S $52,115 $38,320 970 118. 5415-028-010 Amador St 642 $125,600 $31,400 686
52. 5415-024-007 Academy Dr 717 v $32,213 119. 5415-028-011 Amador St v $18,360
53. 5415-024-008 Academy Dr 711 M $42,920 $49,050 1945 120. 5415-028-012 Amador St v $18,654
54. 5415-024-009 Academy Dr v $33,695 121. 5415-028-013 Amador St v $18,654
55. 5415-024-012 Academy Dr v $31,836 122. 5415-028-014 Amador St v $153
56. 5415-024-013 Academy Dr 701 S $56,285 $31,674 916 123. 5415-028-015 Amador St v $1,339
57. 5415-024-031 Academy Dr v $19,483 124. 5415-029-016 Solano Ave 656 S $74,242 $1,365 1040
58. 5415-024-014 Academy Dr v $19,483 125. 5415-029-008 Solano Ave 652 S $37,797 $69,038 1856
59. 5415-024-015 Academy Dr M $19,483 126. 5415-029-009 Solano Ave 648 M $19,451 $13,021 1792
60. 5415-024-016 Solano Ave 749 S $88,804 $38,055 884 127. 5415-029-010 Solano Ave 644 M $19,623 $127,066 2628
61. 5415-024-017 Solano Ave 745 S $200,235 $1,215 952 128. 5415-029-011 Solano Ave 640 M $19,623 $137,629 3369
62. 5415-024-018 Solano Ave 741 S $130,316 $32,578 1316 129. 5415-029-012 Solano Ave 636 S $136,043 $90,694 1703
63. 5415-024-019 Solano Ave 737 M $19,451 $11,666 740 130. 5415-029-013 Solano Ave 632 S $179,520 $44,880 1477
64. 5415-024-020 Solano Ave 733 S $56,038 $123,314 1752 131. 5415-029-014 Solano Ave 628 S $156,476 $39,119 1371
65. 5415-024-032 Solano Ave 725 M $151,660 $168,156 1714 132. 5415-029-015 Solano Ave 624 M $125,772 $109,159 2152
66. 5415-024-023 Solano Ave 721 S $19,623 $6,753 1260 133. 5415-029-902 Solano Ave other
67. 5415-024-029 Solano Ave 717 $80,969 $66,097 1194 134. 5415-029-001 Solano Ave 655 M $19,451 $22,141 1926
68. 5415-024-025 Solano Ave 713 M $19,451 $9,974 1564 135. 5415-029-002 Solano Ave 651 S $88,415 $29,466 1004
69. 5415-024-26 Solano Ave 709 S $19,623 $14,202 1832 136. 5415-029-003 Solano Ave 647 M $224,165 $36,111 1668
70. 5415-024-027 Solano Ave 705 S $122,098 $30,523 1164 137. 5415-029-004 Solano Ave 643 S $31,105 $16,094 1144
71. 5415-024-028 Solano Ave 702 M $131,669 $8,375 2106 138. 5415-029-005 Solano Ave 639 S $19,623 $12,344 1404
72. 5415-025-001 Amador St 753 S $135,660 $42,840 1056 139. 5415-029-006 Solano Ave 635 M $114,444 $75,949 1536
73. 5415-025-002 Boutee St 1832 S $78,030 $52,020 1,101 140. 5415-029-900 Solano Ave other
74. 5415-025-003 Solano Ave 748 S $19,623 $7,094 1032 141. 5415-030-001 Academy Dr 647 S $41,638 $24,997 704
Chavez Ravine
75. 5415-025-004 Solano Ave 744 S $19,623 $28,506 1191 142. 5415-030-002 Academy Dr v $3,874
76. 5415-025-005 Solano Ave 740 M $144,000 $71,000 1430 143. 5415-030-003 Academy Dr 643 S $54,688 $28,042 824
77. 5415-025-006 Solano Ave 736 S $55,944 $33,470 984 144. 5415-030-004 Academy Dr v $30,600
168 78. 5415-025-007 Solano Ave 732 S $58,617 $39,077 864 145. 5415-030-005 Park Row Dr 628 M $93,666 $62,441 2066
79. 5415-025-008 Solano Ave 728 M $129,890 $54,121 1695 146. 5415-030-006 Academy Dr 635 M $108,242 $84,429 1784
80. 5415-025-009 Solano Ave 724 S $126,991 $31,775 1332 147. 5415-030-007
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Chavez Ravine
209. 5414-024-024 Casanova St 522 M $134,388 $26,166 1,491 276. 5414-021-018 Savoy St 431 S $111,469 $25,321 1,114
210. 5414-024-025 Casanova St 518 M $29,274 $231,088 3,849 277. 5414-021-019 Savoy St 427 M $20,128 $21,990 1,936
211. 5414-024-026 Casanova St 514 M $73,624 $123,545 2,068 278. 5414-022-001 Savoy St 425 S $139,300 $40,400 1,207
212. 5414-024-027 Casanova St 512 S $25,375 $9,974 824 279. 5414-022-002 Savoy St 419 S $124,400 $60,600 984 169
213. 5414-024-028 Casanova St 506 S $108,700 $49,500 768 280. 5414-022-003 Savoy St 417 M $36,380 $42,984 3,432
214. 5414-024-039 Casanova St 504 M 2,694 281. 5414-022-004 N Broadway 1301 C
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Solano Canyon
227. 5414-025-003 Solano Ave 455 M $116,732 $140,610 2,152 Total $20,553,886 $21,578,361 623,877
228. 5414-025-004 451 M
parcel data Solano Ave $34,855 $159,395 3,710
229. 5414-025-005 Solano Ave 449 M $92,600 $82,400 1,878
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230. 5414-025-006 Solano Ave 445 M $78,860 $118,291 2,312 60.36 acres 270 Buildings
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231 5414-025-007 Solano Ave 441 M $115,972 $96,256 4,285 2,629,087 sq. ft. land value: $20,553,886
232. 5414-025-008 Solano Ave 435 M $34,855 $15,563 1,763
244,250 sq. mi. buildings: $21,578,361
233. 5414-025-009 Solano Ave 431 M $108,500 $328,363 4,820
total value: $41,232,247
234. 5414-025-010 427 M
value/sq. ft.: $16.1/sq. ft.
Solano Ave $34,855 $86,831 4,630
235. 5414-025-011 Solano Ave 425 M $118,725 $5,710 2,198
236. 5414-025-012 Solano Ave 419 M $35,531 $58,894 4,261
237. 5414-025-013 Solano Ave 462 S $24,529 $10,478 1,626
238. 5414-025-014 Casanova St 458 M $80,000 $310,000 6,260