What is it about?
This paper shows that at a critical time in the city's history developers and promoters tried to build Los Angeles as a city with neighborhoods that were separated by class and race. It outlines the specific tools they used to accomplish this idea, and evaluates the results of designing a segregated city.
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Why is it important?
Many cite segregation as the root of some of our social problems. Understanding that developers and other civic leaders built cities, Los Angeles specifically, as neighborhoods separated by class and race is imperative to know. This information should inform projects that seek to address urban inequality and propose solutions.
Perspectives
I started this project wondering why Los Angeles was presently such a segregated city by class and race. Working my way back in time, I focused on the early 20th century because the at is when those who built Los Angeles created the foundation for its growth.
Laura Redford
Geffen academy at UCLA
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This page is a summary of: The Intertwined History of Class and Race Segregation in Los Angeles, Journal of Planning History, November 2016, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/1538513216676191.
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