Chavez Ravine was named after Julian Chavez ... It had a grocery store, a church and an elementary school. Many residents grew their own food and raised animals such as pigs, goats and turkeys.
they turned the 315 acres of Chavez Ravine into a thriving, close-knit enclave with stores, churches and a school. To L.A. city officials, the neighborhoods looked poor and blighted. (It would ...