Los Angeles, California's MEGACITY: Making Modern LA

Los Angeles, California is the only megacity in the western US. This is the story of its transformation from a tiny settlement into a city of 15 million.

Key sources and videos:
KCET's building the metropolis documentary: https://youtu.be/gUkwI6vQxHs
Metropolis by Ben Wilson: https://tinyurl.com/nrnepfbs
Reminiscences of Los Angeles by Belle Buford Thom Collins: https://tinyurl.com/mryx88ah
Better Housing News Flash (FHA): https://vimeo.com/673653514
Los Angeles: Displacement in utopia: https://youtu.be/m41QLXShUgs
State Water Project (w/JFK speech): https://youtu.be/67msE99MKug
Who ended the red car? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ba12H36qC1U
Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) [Kirsten Dirksen]: https://youtu.be/yh1lQPgehSs
Shadow of a Drought: https://youtu.be/Df281Y6hhfI

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All other research links:
The Mexican Era | California History: https://youtu.be/gKRzroZ30vo
The Mexican American War: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26raYPP4n7Q
The Gold Rush | California History: https://youtu.be/W1dmyx6LBKA
How Los Angeles gets its water: https://youtu.be/XdhEZZKPqWw
The port of Los Angeles: https://youtu.be/hYWwViivn9Q
Early oil and gas production in California: https://youtu.be/aMbL49KBYe0
History of Hollywood: https://youtu.be/ilFzX8ggXeo
From farm to freeway: https://youtu.be/9eAeQzWuPkU
Construction of LA Aqueduct: https://archive.org/details/csmha_000019
From redcars to freeways: https://youtu.be/9KoC2yfuazc
Evolution of Los Angeles: https://youtu.be/vR1J8IhpfLk
New Automobiles Auto Industry In WWII: https://youtu.be/yTWYBoGkgJM
Housing segregation and redlining in America: https://youtu.be/O5FBJyqfoLM
FHA fact sheet: https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/housing/fhahistory
The Story of Los Angeles International Airport LAX: https://youtu.be/B4NysCgVQ1Y
Flight to California: https://youtu.be/oopktYbHwLQ
Los Angeles, CA. 1940s in color: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLbk4v7l2Mo
1940s Los Angeles from the air: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsTwBBpCCcs
Reshaping LA | Lost LA: https://youtu.be/tSBQ5lqPTtg
Pioneers of Aviation Alan and Malcolm Lockheed: https://youtu.be/rU-0CZbtLmU
The real cost of freeways: https://youtu.be/HS6WrJZKbjs
State Water Project: An Aerial Tour 2021: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7A1jHyfqp8E
LA 3rd city in world in GDP: https://tinyurl.com/3wmp5pz8
ADU grant program: https://www.calhfa.ca.gov/adu/index.htm
Desalination plant: https://youtu.be/00jDa1D3DbY
San Andreas fault: https://youtu.be/kc4j59C_60E

Chapters:
0:00 Welcome to LA
1:06 Founding 'El Pueblo'
1:51 California becomes a US state
2:55 Growth into a city
4:09 LA Aqueduct
4:50 Absorbing other cities and towns
5:52 Hearing from an 1880's LA resident
6:10 Streetcars takeover
7:10 World's largest streetcar network
7:59 Automobiles takeover
8:10 FHA sparks a housing boom
9:46 Suburban sprawl
10:59 Cold War 'Defensive Dispersal'
12:00 Discriminatory housing practices
13:14 Freeways introduced
13:39 How freeways destroyed communities
14:06 State Water Project (feat. JFK)
15:30 A dominant city
16:26 LA's challenges
16:35 Boosting density around mass transit
17:07 High cost of living
17:42 Accessory Dwelling Units
18:12 Droughts and wildfires
18:34 The potential of water recovery
20:32 The coming 'Big One' earthquake
21:24 Goodnight and Goodluck

Megacity Episodes:
Megacities of the World (Season 2 Complete)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wb6w1rDa2jc
AFRICA'S MEGACITY: Kinshasa, DRC (CONGO)
https://youtu.be/bgljcixHvAU
Megacities of the World (Season 1 - Complete) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ULzxD3w_c8
TOKYO: Earth's Model MEGACITY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SL9KRvzVmo
PARIS: Europe's MEGACITY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdObzSwVAw4
SAO PAULO: South America's MEGACITY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNEeY_gXFBc
DHAKA: Fastest Growing MEGACITY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKGITvyWMH0
CAIRO: Middle East https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tKphKvodLQ
DELHI: India's Capital https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUPTGDrXDy4
SHANGHAI: China's Largest MEGACITY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6XZekbQ0SE
MEXICO CITY: Largest MEGACITY in the Americas https://youtu.be/8dEKLuZXrUc

Obama Makes Baby Stop Crying https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqhzWlqN3uc
President Obama's Anger Translator at White House Correspondent's Dinner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6NfRMv-4OY
Greatest Recorded Speeches in American History (1933-2008) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnVwvPpdFeY
Bill Nye Destroys Noah's Ark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4OhXQTMOEc
President Obama Walks The Streets of Washington https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEEtBVPiI44
Trump Destroyed by Comedian Hasan Minhaj at 2017 White House Correspondents Dinner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHLRj1LaPiQ
Seth Rogen Testifies Before Congress https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvdbHSGWAgs
President Obama's Anger Translator: Behind The Scenes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xThj8BJIjUg

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