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The anger in the Owens Valley
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Flood in the Desert

The anger in the Owens Valley would haunt Mulhollandto his grave, but for most...

The anger in the Owens Valley would haunt Mulholland
to his grave, but for most Angelenos,
any qualms about the project were eclipsed by its
breathtaking scale and ambition

Full Transcript

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The anger in the Owens Valley
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would haunt Mulholland to his grave,
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but for most Angelenos, any qualms about the project
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were eclipsed by its breathtaking scale and ambition.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:43
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 ...
To think that you could bring that water - Flood in the Desert 00:08
To think that you could bring that water
On that November day in 1913, - Flood in the Desert 00:15
On that November day in 1913,
Shortly after 1:00 p.m., - Flood in the Desert 00:09
Shortly after 1:00 p.m.,
They had brought tin cups to dip - Flood in the Desert 00:09
They had brought tin cups to dip
"Take it." - Flood in the Desert 00:05
"Take it."
It made Los Angeles - Flood in the Desert 00:08
It made Los Angeles
The aqueduct teaches Los Angeles that - Flood in the Desert 00:08
The aqueduct teaches Los Angeles that
Suburbs are springing up all over, - Flood in the Desert 00:06
Suburbs are springing up all over,
There's racial segregation in law and in practice. - Flood in the Desert 00:06
There's racial segregation in law and in practice.
So, it's not a alchemy - Flood in the Desert 00:08
So, it's not a alchemy
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,