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Flood in the Desert

So, it's not a alchemy of fulfillment and happinessthat spreads to everybody

So, it's not a alchemy of fulfillment and happiness
that spreads to everybody

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So, it's not a alchemy
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of fulfillment and happiness that spreads to everybody.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:31
Uploaded
Mar 28, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, history

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Movie Summary

Explore the 1928 dam collapse, the 2nd deadliest disaster in California history. A colossal engineering failure, the dam was built by William Mulholland, who had ensured the growth of Los Angeles by bringing water to the city via ...
But the mythic qualities of it are palpable. - Flood in the Desert 00:06
But the mythic qualities of it are palpable.
But as Los Angeles boomed, - Flood in the Desert 00:08
But as Los Angeles boomed,
By the time the population blew past the one million mark - Flood in the Desert 00:12
By the time the population blew past the one million mark
Just think about it: they were looking out 50 years, - Flood in the Desert 00:10
Just think about it: they were looking out 50 years,
What Mulholland created was an illusion of abundance. - Flood in the Desert 00:06
What Mulholland created was an illusion of abundance.
And so, the people of the city of Los Angeles - Flood in the Desert 00:12
And so, the people of the city of Los Angeles
There are lawns everywhere. - Flood in the Desert 00:05
There are lawns everywhere.
Spectacular flower gardens. - Flood in the Desert 00:07
Spectacular flower gardens.
The amount of water poured onto those lawns - Flood in the Desert 00:07
The amount of water poured onto those lawns
In order to quench L.A.'s thirst, - Flood in the Desert 00:15
In order to quench L.A.'s thirst,
There's a tremendous amount of anger - Flood in the Desert 00:07
There's a tremendous amount of anger
There's a sense that the community - Flood in the Desert 00:09
There's a sense that the community
And using their water, - Flood in the Desert 00:07
And using their water,
Arrogance absolutely plays a big role. - Flood in the Desert 00:05
Arrogance absolutely plays a big role.
There is a lot of resentment that is driven by the decisions - Flood in the Desert 00:12
There is a lot of resentment that is driven by the decisions
The farmers in the Owens River Valley - Flood in the Desert 00:09
The farmers in the Owens River Valley
The anger only deepened when it became clear - Flood in the Desert 00:12
The anger only deepened when it became clear
Even as the rest of Southern California - Flood in the Desert 00:18
Even as the rest of Southern California
Did the city really need to provide landowners - Flood in the Desert 00:08
Did the city really need to provide landowners
Well, it turns out that the owner of the "Los Angeles Times" - Flood in the Desert 00:11
Well, it turns out that the owner of the "Los Angeles T...