Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Theater project explores Jordan Downs, public housing, and gentrification
The Jordan Downs housing project in Watts has a long history dating back to the 1940s. It’s currently undergoing a billion dollar redevelopment.
The Jordan Downs housing project in Watts has a long history dating back to the 1940s. It’s currently undergoing a billion dollar redevelopment. A new theater project called “A Jordan Downs Illumination” uses interviews, installations, walking tours, and audience participation to tell the history of Jordan Downs.