Driven Apart: Community Displacement Along the Century/105 FreewayMain MenuIntroductionA Legacy of Displacement in Los AngelesNavigating the Century Freeway: Origins, Opposition, and Route ControversiesClass Action Lawsuit & The 1972 ShutdownA Community Splintered: Abandoned Homes, Vandalism, and CrimeJudge Harry Pregerson and the Consent DecreeConclusion: "The Last Freeway"Century Freeway Records at USC Special CollectionsAcknowledgementsAmber Santorod8902090228f23c57b2f446dac8ae989c54cec69
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Century Freeway Records at USC Special Collections
The University of Southern California acquired the Century Freeway collection in November 1999. It was given to the university by the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles.
The collection contains a total of 23 boxes, filled with court documents related to the planning and construction of the freeway, as well as reports, studies, meeting minutes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, brochures, notes, and more.