The Ballona Creek at Playa del Rey was really a river on March 31, 1941, after the new rain which brought .45 of an inch of downpour to Los Angeles in the morning. Photo shows the creek near 60th Avenue and the Speedway.
Rivers--California--Los Angeles Bridges--California--Los Angeles Floods--California--Los Angeles Rain and rainfall--California--Los Angeles Playa del Rey (Los Angeles, Calif.) Ballona Creek (Calif.) Ballona Wetlands (Calif.) Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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