Jacqueline Leavitt

UCLA

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Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of California, Los Angeles' Luskin School of Public Affairs

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Jordan Downs in LA's Watts district was begun as a shelter for factory workers during World War II. It was turned into public housing in the 1950's.

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Jordan Downs in LA's Watts district was begun as a shelter for factory workers during World War II. It was turned into public housing in the 1950's.

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