jordan downs
An LA Housing Project Is Evicting Residents and Making Plans for Gentrification
Jordan Downs housing project in LA's Watts neighborhood isn't just potentially dangerous; it's also actively trying to push its low-income residents out to make way for market-rate apartments. The Housing Authority promises replacement homes for the...
An LA Housing Project Could Be Giving Its Residents Lead Poisoning
The LA City Council approved a $1 billion project to raze the Jordan Downs housing project and build a mixed-income apartment complex in its stead. Unfortunately, an adjacent industrial site is contaminated with lead, which might have seeped into the...
America's Worst Housing Project Is Being Gentrified
The Los Angeles City Council just unanimously voted to tear down Jordan Downs, nearly the oldest housing project in America and probably the title holder for ugliest. Jordan Downs is comprised of 103 spookily identical buildings in the low-income...
