How Los Angeles Stole Its Water: The Complete History of the Los Angeles Aqueduct
Published September 16, 2019
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This is a story of greed, corruption, and hubris. Between 1900 and 1930, the population of Los Angeles exploded from just over 100,000 residents to more than 1.2 million. But the city had only one unreliable source of fresh water — the Los Angeles River. The solution? Build a 233-mile aqueduct through desolate mounta…
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