City of Dreams: Dodger Stadium and the Birth of Modern Los Angeles

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By Jerald Podair *97

Published April 18, 2017

In City of Dreams (Princeton University Press), Jerald Podair *97 tells a comprehensive story of the controversial building of the Dodgers Stadium in 1962, which transformed Los Angeles’ downtown into a vibrant cultural and entertainment center, but also uprooted a Mexican American community.

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