Subdeacon Joe Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 https://waterandpower.org/museum/Construction_of_the_LA_Aqueduct.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-BAR #18287 Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Interesting, but I don’t see Jake Gittes in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted August 4, 2021 Author Share Posted August 4, 2021 2 minutes ago, J-BAR #18287 said: Interesting, but I don’t see Jake Gittes in there. That whooshing sound is your reference zooming over my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Jake Gittes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted August 4, 2021 Author Share Posted August 4, 2021 12 minutes ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: Jake Gittes OK. How is he tied in to the construction of the Los Angeles Aqueduct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 China Town Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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J-BAR #18287 Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 You gotta remember not to take me too seriously, SDJ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Can you IMAGINE the uproar and protests you’d see from the tree huggers if such a project were even suggested today?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 4 minutes ago, Blackwater 53393 said: Can you IMAGINE the uproar and protests you’d see from the tree huggers if such a project were even suggested today?? Ironic considering that without the aqueduct, So Cal would be a sparse community of desert dwellers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted August 4, 2021 Author Share Posted August 4, 2021 8 minutes ago, J-BAR #18287 said: You gotta remember not to take me too seriously, SDJ! I couldn't make any connection since I hadn't heard, or don't recall hearing, about the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 6 minutes ago, Blackwater 53393 said: Can you IMAGINE the uproar and protests you’d see from the tree huggers if such a project were even suggested today?? There was a lot of opposition back then. Lots of dynamite was involved. California Scheming Los Angeles’ insatiable thirst for water, which drained the Owens Valley, has ruined lives, shaped the city’s politics and provoked ongoing controversy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 11 minutes ago, Subdeacon Joe said: I couldn't make any connection since I hadn't heard, or don't recall hearing, about the movie. If you liked Bogart's "The Big Sleep", you would like Chinatown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 20 minutes ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: Ironic considering that without the aqueduct, So Cal would be a sparse community of desert dwellers. And if they keep refusing to take action to ACTUALLY conserve and continue to prevent the construction of real conservation infrastructure, they will return to the sparsely populated, arid, scorched earth conditions that they seem to crave!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-BAR #18287 Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Watching it now on Prime. Thanks for the refresher!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted August 4, 2021 Author Share Posted August 4, 2021 https://www.kcet.org/shows/artbound/forget-chinatown-get-the-real-story-of-californias-most-famous-water-war Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkie Lee Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 My Grandfather had told me about this disaster. I had forgotten about it until I came across this video during covid lockdown. (6) The Massive LA Disaster You've Never Heard Of - YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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