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1938, Los Angeles River, Water, Engineering, Construction, Infrastructure, Labor, Nature
19 February 14
UCLA - Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
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In the 1930s when the city was no longer reliant on the river for water and more catastrophic flooding occurred, the river was redefined as a flood control channel for the efficient shuttling of storm water out to the ocean.