@article{THESIS,
      recid = {13203},
      author = {Nelson, Hunter},
      title = {Stadium Shadows: Gentrification, Community Disruption and  Urban Renewal in Los Angeles},
      publisher = {University of Chicago},
      school = {M.A.},
      address = {2024-08},
      number = {THESIS},
      abstract = {Since becoming prominent in the American landscape in the  early twentieth century, stadium development has typically  been labeled as a catalyst for economic growth within  respective communities. While many organizers and city  officials usually label these projects as a stream for  financial opportunity, typically in the form of job  creation and increased interest in a public space, such  development has historically led to disproportionate  benefits across an area's social and racial hierarchies. In  the case of Los Angeles, a town that widened its athletic  influence during westward expansion, the promise of  economic growth often came at the expense of its most  vulnerable citizens, leading to displacement and an ongoing  cycle of separation from the rest of the community. This  paper analyzes three of the city's most significant  athletic endeavors - the development of Dodger Stadium, the  1984 Summer Olympic Games, and the development of SoFi  Stadium - to highlight the mechanisms for which stadiums  and athletic projects lead to disruption and displacement  within vulnerable communities despite the city's promise to  use the projects as tools for economic and cultural growth.  },
      url = {http://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/13203},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.6082/uchicago.13203},
}