Photo shows the pathway of the disastrous 1934 Montrose-La Crescenta flood. The flood took nearly 50 lives, wiping out many homes, including the old Montrose American Legion Hall, which had been set up as a Red Cross first aid headquarters. The hall was completely washed away in the flash flood, which extended as far as Glendale. The path of the flood is now a flood control channel under construction. Workers are shown laying cement into the channel.
Rivers--California, Southern Los Angeles River (Calif.) Montrose (Calif.) Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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