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The mastermind behind the aqueduct
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Flood in the Desert

The mastermind behind theaqueduct was the head of theLos Angeles Bureau of Water Works and...

The mastermind behind the
aqueduct was the head of the
Los Angeles Bureau of Water Works and Supply, an Irish immigrant who never
finished grade school

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The mastermind behind the aqueduct
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was the head of the Los Angeles Bureau
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of Water Works and Supply,
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an Irish immigrant who never finished grade school.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
49
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:56
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 ...
"Well, I went to school in Ireland when I was a boy," - Flood in the Desert 00:10
"Well, I went to school in Ireland when I was a boy,&qu...
"or most of them... made a pilgrimage to the Blarney Stone, - Flood in the Desert 00:13
"or most of them... made a pilgrimage to the Blarney St...
I mean, you can't start out any lower, - Flood in the Desert 00:05
I mean, you can't start out any lower,
He understands the working man - Flood in the Desert 00:07
He understands the working man
Angelenos really loved him - Flood in the Desert 00:08
Angelenos really loved him
He was the hearty Irishman, - Flood in the Desert 00:08
He was the hearty Irishman,
As far as they were concerned, he was taking their river, - Flood in the Desert 00:10
As far as they were concerned, he was taking their river,
They had been kept in the dark about the aqueduct - Flood in the Desert 00:10
They had been kept in the dark about the aqueduct
The Owens Valley was a rural, high-desert community - Flood in the Desert 00:11
The Owens Valley was a rural, high-desert community
Their fortunes were tied to the Owens River. - Flood in the Desert 00:07
Their fortunes were tied to the Owens River.
The water wasn't stolen, - Flood in the Desert 00:09
The water wasn't stolen,
They certainly didn't tell them that their plan really - Flood in the Desert 00:06
They certainly didn't tell them that their plan really
The anger in the Owens Valley - Flood in the Desert 00:15
The anger in the Owens Valley
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