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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.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 17, 2019 • 1 min read

    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.

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Nancy Keystone

      writer and director of “A Jordan Downs Illumination”

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