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Harbor Freeway (I-110): Segregation by Design
Segregation by Design, 'Harbor Freeway (I-110),' Los Angeles entry. Documents the construction of the Harbor Freeway through Black and Latino neighborhoods in the 1950s and 1960s.
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- Record
- segregation-by-design-harbor-freeway
- Type
- web
- Trust tier
- B
- Status
- published
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Documents the Harbor Freeway (I-110) construction through primarily Black and Latino Downtown and South Los Angeles in the 1950s and 1960s, displacing tens of thousands. Notes that two concurrent urban renewal projects (Chavez Ravine for Dodger Stadium and Bunker Hill redevelopment) displaced an additional 12,000 residents combined. Quotes Mike Davis on the freeway functioning as a physical barrier creating a “moat” separating the financial core from poor immigrant neighborhoods. Notes that restrictive covenants prevented non-white residents from accessing new suburban housing, facilitating white flight.
Provenance
- Creator
- Segregation by Design
- Published
- 2022
- Accessed
- 2026-07-09
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