This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Photograph caption dated December 27, 1949 reads, "Flood control experts have condemned the once-rampaging Los Angeles River to life imprisonment in a concrete-walled channel like that shown above in Universal City. Before the channel was built the river meandered quietly through a shrub-choked course to burst into life at sudden intervals when 'flash-floods' swept through it, cutting away the banks, inundating nearby areas and smashing highway bridges like kindling wood. Such 'seasonal floods' are no longer a danger to this part of the Valley."; Published with photographs 00028243 and 00118054.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
River channels--California--Los Angeles Flood control--California--Los Angeles Floods--California--Los Angeles Rivers--California, Southern Dwellings--California--Universal City Los Angeles River (Calif.) Universal City (Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.
Share your story
Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.
