Stealing Home: Los Angeles, the Dodgers, and the Lives Caught in Between

Nusbaum, Eric

ISBN 10: 1541742222 / ISBN 13: 9781541742222

Edité par PublicAffairs, 2021

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Synopsis :

The "scrupulously detailed" (Los Angeles Times) story of how the fight to build Dodgers Stadium, and transform Los Angeles into a big league city, came at the cost of everyday Angelenos 

Dodger Stadium is an American icon. But the story of how it came to be goes far beyond baseball. The hills that cradle the stadium were once home to three vibrant Mexican American communities. In the early 1950s, those communities were condemned to make way for a utopian public housing project. Then, in a remarkable turn, public housing in the city was defeated amidst a Red Scare conspiracy.
 

Instead of getting their homes back, the remaining residents saw the city sell their land to Walter O'Malley, the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Now LA would be getting a different sort of utopian fantasy -- a glittering, ultra-modern stadium.
 

But before Dodger Stadium could be built, the city would have to face down the neighborhood's families -- including one, the Aréchigas, who refused to yield their home. The ensuing confrontation captivated the nation - and the divisive outcome still echoes through Los Angeles today.

À propos de l'auteur: Eric Nusbaum is the editor in chief of Seattle Met. His writing has appeared in Sports Illustrated, ESPN, and the Best American Sports Writing anthology. He lives in Tacoma, Washington with his family.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Stealing Home: Los Angeles, the Dodgers, and...
Éditeur : PublicAffairs
Date d'édition : 2021
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : Very Good
Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket