Welton (David) Becket (1902-1969), pictured above, backed by a picture of our Civic Auditorium, was the designer of that famed building. While his name might not be currently well known, most people would recognize his iconic buildings that dot the Los Angeles area landscape. He was the architect wh
“The story of Dodger Stadium has been condensed and mythologized. It has become with good reason like a fable. The real history is less like a fable and more like the story of a crime that Los Angeles perpetuated on itself.” As a junior in high school in Culver City, Calif.
Before there was Dodger Stadium or Chavez Ravine, there were La Loma, Bishop and Palo Verde. These neighborhoods were home to 1,100 families including mine.