As Los Angeles community reel from the shock after learning about allegations that labor leader César Chávez sexually abused girls for years, Los Angeles officials may have to start ripping Chávez’s name off from countless monuments, streets and parks.
Here are the list of Los Angeles landmarks named after the accused civil rights leader.
César Chávez
This is one of the most traveled streets in Los Angeles as César Chávez Avenue connects downtown Los Angeles and Boyle Heights. The roadway used to be called Brooklyn Avenue before the city changed the name to César E. ChávezAvenue in 1994.
Schools and educational institutions
César Chávez Learning Academies in San Fernando.
César Chávez Middle School in Lynwood
César Chávez Elementary School in El Sereno, Bell Gardens and Long Beach
César Chávez Department of Chicana and Chicago Studies at UCLA
César Chávez Administration Building at Los Angeles City College
Parks and plazas
César Chávez Park in Lincoln Heights, Long Beach, Compton, Santa Fe Springs, Pomona
César Chávez Memorial park in San Fernando
Chávez Park Amphitheater in Long Beach
Chávez Ravine Arboretum in Elysian Park
CultivaLA Pico-Union César Chávez community garden in Pico-Union
Monuments, statues
César E. Chávez memorial in San Fernando with a life-size bronze statue of Chavez as well as a 100-foot mural
César Chávez Transit Pavilion at Union Station in downtown Los Angeles
César E. Chávez Avenue Viaduct (Macy Street Bridge)