Building the Metropolis
Season 2 Episode 3 | 25m 32sVideo has Closed Captions
This episode questions the cultural legacy and environmental costs of Los Angeles' growth.
Wood, iron, steel, concrete -- these are the materials that gave form to Los Angeles and shaped its identity in the national imagination. This episode also questions the cultural legacy and environmental costs of the city's relentless growth.
Lost LA is a local public television program presented by PBS SoCal
Building the Metropolis
Season 2 Episode 3 | 25m 32sVideo has Closed Captions
Wood, iron, steel, concrete -- these are the materials that gave form to Los Angeles and shaped its identity in the national imagination. This episode also questions the cultural legacy and environmental costs of the city's relentless growth.
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Concrete Fantasy: Southern California, a Freeway Metropolis
Video has Closed Captions
If any one building material defined mid-20th-century Los Angeles, it was concrete. (7m 45s)
Iron Sprawl: How Trolleys Made L.A. a Horizontal City
Video has Closed Captions
Once imported from elsewhere, iron and steel would transform Los Angeles’ urban form. (9m 10s)
Red Gold: The Demise of California's Redwood Forest
Video has Closed Captions
Only five percent of Los Angeles' old-growth redwood forests remain after exploitation. (7m 20s)
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Lost LA is a local public television program presented by PBS SoCal