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8 Cards in this Set
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Pacific Electric Railroads (Rise & Fall) |
- Rise: First line in 1902 from LA to Long Beach, merged into the PERC; by mid 1920s, 1000 miles of track, 2700 trains daily. - Fall: Great Depression; bus substitution, WWII; traffic surge, less appealing to commuters. |
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Boyle Heights |
- New addition to the city laid out across the river on 70 acres of land, view of the valley and adjacent to the center of the city, valuable for residences. |
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Racial Covenants |
Proliferated after WWI, racially restrictive zoning (could not rent/sell to "others"), and widespread in LA county b/c of housing, owners who sold to prohibited buyer could be sued. |
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East LA Interchange |
Busiest interchange in the world |
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LA River |
Unpredictable, devastating floods, Owens Calley Aqueduct replaced LA river as a water source; now a flood control channel |
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FOLAR |
- Friends of LA River - 1986, restore natural habitat, develop recreational/commuter trails, re-vegetate watershed to control flooding, educational programs. |
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Chavez Ravine |
3 low income Latino communities (La loma, Palo Verde, Bishop); underutilized location, Red Scare |
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Bus Rider Union |
-Civil rights and social movement organization trying to promote environmentally sustainable public transit for LA. |
