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Saturday, December 14, 2013

50 years ago today: the Baldwin Hills Reservoir collapse

photo credit: Los Angeles Public Library collection


50 years ago today, the 19 acre 300 million-gallon Baldwin Hills Reservoir collapsed, destroying 65 homes and killing 5. This video clip from the History Channel gives an excellent overview in this often overlooked chapter in Los Angeles' history. 



















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