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Looking north up an unpaved Los Angeles River from the Olympic Blvd Viaduct, Los Angeles, circa 1938
In early March 1938, Southern California endured four days of extraordinarily heavy rains that resulted in devastating floods. Consequently, Los Angeles decided to engage the Army Corps of Engineers to pave over the Los Angeles river so that it could … Continue reading
Paving the Los Angeles River by the Army Corps of Engineers, 1938
During late February and early March of 1938, a double-whammy of two storms swept in from the Pacific and pounded Los Angeles. Together they generated almost a whole year’s worth of precipitation in just a few days, and killed over … Continue reading