Paperback Edition Now Available from Open Road Media New Audio Edition Available from TANTOR Media . . . . . . . #arthistory #historymatters #historyofart #USHistory #history #historybooks #nonfictionbooks #finearts #artists #authors #conservation #europeanhistory #bookhistory #unitedstateshistory #museums #worldofbooks #bookstagram #booklover #books #printedbooks #bibliophile #writersofinstagram #losangeleshistory #lecture #losangelesinstituteofthehumanities #mulholland #williammulholland #mulhollanddrive #spuraward #kindleread
Paperback Edition Now Available from Open Road Media New Audio Edition Available from TANTOR Media . . . . . . . #arthistory #historymatters #historyofart #USHistory #history #historybooks #nonfictionbooks #finearts #artists #authors #conservation #europeanhistory #bookhistory #unitedstateshistory #museums #worldofbooks #bookstagram #booklover #books #printedbooks #bibliophile #writersofinstagram #losangeleshistory #lecture #losangelesinstituteofthehumanities #mulholland #williammulholland #mulhollanddrive #spuraward #kindleread
In the early hours of Wednesday, May 21, 1924, the Los Angeles Aqueduct was dynamited just below the Alabama Gate spillways. Pictured here, investigators seek evidence of the identity of the perpetrators. Over the next few years the aqueduct would be repeatedly attacked threatening the city's shrinking water supply. From Rivers in the Desert: William Mulholland and the Inventing of Los Angeles Originally published by HarperCollins, Now Available from Open Road Media "In this splendid biography, the first full-length study of its subject, Margaret Leslie Davis has brought forward to memory the one person who, along with Felipe de Neve, deserves the title Founder of the City. Like Los Angeles itself, William Mulholland was at once the great and flawed product of his own imagination and will." -- Kevin Starr, California State Librarian Emeritus, Author of the "Americans and the California Dream" Series "A fascinating history." -- Newsweek . . . . . . . #arthistory #historymatters #historyofart #USHistory #history #historybooks #nonfictionbooks #finearts #artists #authors #conservation #europeanhistory #bookhistory #unitedstateshistory #museums #worldofbooks #bookstagram #booklover #books #printedbooks #bibliophile #writersofinstagram #losangeleshistory #lecture #losangelesinstituteofthehumanities #mulholland #williammulholland #mulhollanddrive #spuraward #kindleread
In the early hours of Wednesday, May 21, 1924, the Los Angeles Aqueduct was dynamited just below the Alabama Gate spillways. Pictured here, investigators seek evidence of the identity of the perpetrators. Over the next few years the aqueduct would be repeatedly attacked threatening the city's shrinking water supply. From Rivers in the Desert: William Mulholland and the Inventing of Los Angeles Originally published by HarperCollins, Now Available from Open Road Media "In this splendid biography, the first full-length study of its subject, Margaret Leslie Davis has brought forward to memory the one person who, along with Felipe de Neve, deserves the title Founder of the City. Like Los Angeles itself, William Mulholland was at once the great and flawed product of his own imagination and will." -- Kevin Starr, California State Librarian Emeritus, Author of the "Americans and the California Dream" Series "A fascinating history." -- Newsweek . . . . . . . #arthistory #historymatters #historyofart #USHistory #history #historybooks #nonfictionbooks #finearts #artists #authors #conservation #europeanhistory #bookhistory #unitedstateshistory #museums #worldofbooks #bookstagram #booklover #books #printedbooks #bibliophile #writersofinstagram #losangeleshistory #lecture #losangelesinstituteofthehumanities #mulholland #williammulholland #mulhollanddrive #spuraward #kindleread
Originally published by HarperCollins under the leadership of legendary editor Lawrence Ashmead, this new KINDLE edition of Rivers in the Desert is published by Open Road Media, a vanguard digital publisher and multimedia content company based in New York. “An arresting biography of William Mulholland, the visionary Los Angeles Water Department engineer . . . gripping reading.” —Publishers Weekly “A fascinating look at the political maneuvering and engineering marvels that moved the City of Angels into the first rank of American cities.” —Booklist Winner of the SPUR AWARD, Western Writers of America, Best Non-fiction . . . . . . . #arthistory #historymatters #historyofart #USHistory #history #historybooks #nonfictionbooks #finearts #artists #authors #conservation #europeanhistory #bookhistory #unitedstateshistory #museums #worldofbooks #bookstagram #booklover #books #bookarts #bibliophile #writersofinstagram #losangeleshistory #mulholland #williammulholland #mulhollanddrive #spuraward #kindleread
Originally published by HarperCollins under the leadership of legendary editor Lawrence Ashmead, this new KINDLE edition of Rivers in the Desert is published by Open Road Media, a vanguard digital publisher and multimedia content company based in New York. “An arresting biography of William Mulholland, the visionary Los Angeles Water Department engineer . . . gripping reading.” —Publishers Weekly “A fascinating look at the political maneuvering and engineering marvels that moved the City of Angels into the first rank of American cities.” —Booklist Winner of the SPUR AWARD, Western Writers of America, Best Non-fiction . . . . . . . #arthistory #historymatters #historyofart #USHistory #history #historybooks #nonfictionbooks #finearts #artists #authors #conservation #europeanhistory #bookhistory #unitedstateshistory #museums #worldofbooks #bookstagram #booklover #books #bookarts #bibliophile #writersofinstagram #losangeleshistory #mulholland #williammulholland #mulhollanddrive #spuraward #kindleread
There it is! Take it! #mulholland . . . . #souvenir #losangeles #aqueduct #california #antique #becominglosangeles #museum #la #naturalhistorymuseum #williammulholland #expositionpark #losangelesaqueduct
On March 17, 1925, the Mulholland Dam opened to the public with a dedication ceremony celebrating “one of the most spectacular construction projects in the West.” St. Patrick’s Day was chosen as a nod to Irish immigrant William Mulholland, chief engineer of the water bureau. At 2 p.m., the festivities began with Mayor George E. Cryer turning the gate valves to release the waters of the reservoir into the city’s distributing system. Two bronze plaques were unveiled by Arabelle Hurlbut, great-granddaughter of the pioneer who planted the first oranges in Southern California, William Wolfskill. Mulholland addressed the crowd of 500 (including canine actor Strongheart) to say he was proud of his creation, even if associates had mocked it as “an old woman’s apron—an object of utility, but not of beauty.” Built into Weid Canyon, the Mulholland Dam is made of 172,300 cubic feet of concrete and can hold 2.5 billion gallons of water. As it is perched 200 feet over a residential community, safety was of utmost concern: The dam’s base is 160 feet thick and its design is arched like a bow upstream—so even if the reservoir was filled with molten lead the wall could withstand the pressure. All the same, after Mulholland’s St. Francis Dam in Santa Clarita burst in 1928, killing 450 people, the Hollywood dam was retroactively reinforced with tons of earth on the downstream side, which was then landscaped (slides 9-10). Across the crest, which stretches 975 feet between canyon walls, the water bureau constructed a pedestrian walk with balustraded sidewalks. Ninety-nine years later, the 3.3-mile path around the reservoir’s perimeter remains an urban oasis. The dam’s dedication inspired local poet Bertha Fitch, who wrote: Just where her circling hills unfold in lines of living green... Our royal city of the silver screen Has placed a noble crown upon her brow And sits in majesty enthroned now… We greet thee—Emperor enchained in service true! Once where the sagebrush and black wolf reigned… All hail! Oh, sheet of water clear and good. We greet thee! Beautiful Lake of Hollywood!
Yesterday marked the 96th anniversary the United States’ worst civil engineering disaster of the 20th century: the collapse of St. Francis Dam in St. Francisquito Canyon, located near present-day Castaic and Santa Clarita. Rare glass plate negatives from the UCLA Library’s Digital Collections showcase the aftermath, including the impacts upon the surrounding landscape and families within the area. While structural and geological issues resulted in the dam’s collapse — which unleashed vast amounts of water throughout the canyon’s adjacent areas, killing over 450 people — the social and political forces pushing for Los Angeles’ rapid expansion add underlying context. Read about social and ecological practices leading to the dam’s tragic failure via News & POV at the link in bio or ucla.in/43vzCUh 📷 Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection, UCLA Library Special Collections 1: Outdoor funeral service at a burial site after the collapse of the Saint Francis Dam. 2: Large stepped piece of the Saint Francis Dam on the canyon floor after its collapse. 3: Aerial view of the flooded valley after the collapse of the Saint Francis Dam. 4: Workers with sandbags near the Santa Clara River after the flooding caused by the collapse. 5: Tent village set up after the flooding caused by the collapse. #ucla #UCLALibrary #UCLADigLib #StFrancisDam #LAHistory #LosAngeles #LosAngelesHistory #GlassPlateNegatives #LosAngelesTimes #LATimes #SantaClarita #Castaic #StFrancisDamDisaster #DamFailure #LACounty #mulholland #WilliamMulholland #Engineering
This man #AbrahamHoffman gave me a fellowship to a Los Angeles Western Historical Society and named me his successor in the research in The #LosAngelesAqueduct.
Hiking on a relatively close trail near my place I occasionally come across some nice local wildlife. Casually strolling on my walking loop a hawk was resting on a branch not far from my reach. I watched it quietly for a few minutes and went on my way. . . . . #SantaMonicaMountains #LosAngeles #RedTailHawk #Wildlife #Outdoors . #CaliforniaTravel #Hiking #HollywoodCalifornia #relaxation #323 . #santamonicamountains #Hawk #birds #animals #nature . #naturelover #wilderness #singletrail #singletracks #California . #beautiful #photography #birdfeathers #wildlife #fowl . #naturephotography #birdsofinstagram #WilliamMulholland #birdphotography #santamonicamountainsnps . . . .
The Saint Francis Dam was supposed to be William Mulholland’s crowning achievement. Instead, it collapsed and is the largest disaster in Los Angeles history, and one of the largest civil engineering failures of all time. Here is a tragic story. Thank you whatsupscv for always bringing important stories to the people of SCV. Let’s get into it. #Mulholland #WilliamMulholland #SaintFrancis #SaintFrancisDamn #Disaster #CivilEngineering #EngineeringFailure #EngineeringFail #SantaClarita #SanFranciscoCanyon #losangeles #losangelescounty #stfrancis #stfrancisdam #stfrancisdamdisaster #lainaminute #dam #damdisaster
The Los Angeles Aqueduct & the Destruction of Owens Valley The opening of the Los Angeles Aqueduct in 1913 was a watershed moment in the history of the city and marked a turning point in the way water was managed and distributed in Southern California. At the helm of this ambitious project was William Mulholland, a visionary civil engineer whose vision would dramatically transform Los Angeles. Los Angeles, in the early 20th century, was experiencing rapid growth, and its future was inextricably linked to securing a stable water supply. The Owens Valley, situated over 200 miles to the north, was the chosen source of water. However, obtaining water from this distant region came at a steep cost to the Paiute Native Americans, who had lived there for centuries. Their way of life was disrupted, and the valley's landscape forever altered by the diversion of the Owens River. The LA Aqueduct fundamentally changed the trajectory of Los Angeles, enabling its remarkable growth and urban development. Still, it came with environmental and ethical consequences, underscoring the complex relationship between water, power, and the landscape in the American West. #LosAngeles Aqueduct #LosAngeles #SouthernCalifornia #WilliamMulholland #California #Water #Paiute #OwensValley #NativeAmericanHistory
Back when the fountain worked. What a beauty it used to be. William Mulholland Memorial Fountain Historical Cultural Landmark #162 Los Feliz CA (I only had a flashlight in my car to light Betty). #BettyMaeRogers
This is Herman Silver, namesake of our absolute favorite neighborhood ever, Silver Lake. (Or is it Silverlake? Please debate in the comments!) Herman was involved in acquiring water from the Owens Valley in a dubious fashion and bringing it to LA along with cronies such as William Mulholland. We worked on a @PBS special about it called “The Great Thirst”, streaming now on their website: #fancyfilm #post #postproduction #thegreatthirst #hermansilver #williammulholland #pbs #documentary
Just to give you some idea of the massiveness of the #parkerdam at the #parkerdamstatepark #parker #dam #cadepartmentofwaterresources #azstateparks #california #arizona #history #californiaaqueduct #water #construction #lakehavasu #parkerstrip #williammulholland #wateresources #dailydrivinghoopties #thenandnow #desert
Mulholland memorial. This ring sculpture is part of the original aqueduct. Water is life! (Map location in Bio) . . . . . #eyespokela #bicyclespokes #bicyclelosangeles #bikela #bikelosangeles #urbanbike #ridela #ridelosangeles #LosAngelesCycling #cyclingculture #bikespokes #bicyclecommuter #citybicycle #bicyclelife #bicyclelove #cyclingart #citybiking #biketours #bikingla #bicycle #urbancycing #explorebybicycle #cyclinglovers #williammulholland #losangelesmonuments #williammulhollandmemorial #williammulhollandmemorialfountain #losangelesparks
Latest #gritaleaguti talked #inlivingcolor #kobe #tacosdecabeza #williammulholland and more! Tune in every Tuesday night at 9:45 from the #cosmocavern so I can maybe answer your questions about WHATEVER! #mexicanwithglasses #reconquista #desmadre #partylikeajournalist #gustavoarellano #gutigang #gutigram
Mulholland: Master Architect, St. Francis Dam: Tragic Failure . Discover the brilliance of architect William Mulholland, creator of the Hollywood Dam. Pictured here you can see the dam as it was originally built, and also with the dirt that was added to the front to prevent collapse similar to what happened at the Saint Francis dam, also built by Mulholland. Explore the fateful history of the St. Francis Dam's catastrophic collapse as you scroll thru the photos. Marvel at the Hollywood Dam, a testament to Mulholland's visionary design and engineering expertise. The first two images showed the dam, as it was first built with a beautiful art deco curves, and a stepped façade . Reflect on the devastating collapse of the St. Francis Dam, a somber event that reshaped dam engineering practices. Images of this dam, a sister to the newly built dam above Hollywood is pictured as the face began to leak, followed by an image after the total collapse and failure. Without these risks taken, we never would have had a city here as we know it, this structure is a testament to Mulholland's legacy. We must learn from the lessons of the St. Francis Dam. #HollywoodDam #WilliamMulholland #StFrancisDam . . . . . . . . #Hollywood #History #Architecture #Legacy #LessonsLearned
So excited to be part of @kellyclarksonshow tomorrow! Where I dropped knowledge about #WilliamMulholland the #LosAngelesAqueduct and Brought @brookeshields and Kelly Clarkson to their first commercial Break Tune in 2pm in LA! Here's where to find it tomorrow 4/5/2023 on your local listings https://www.kellyclarksonshow.com/exclusives/where-to-watch
hollywood reservoir w/ @ralphmpainters 03.25.23 wanna join in on the future ralph meetups? join our discord to stay up to date on pleinair meetups, shop talk and anything huell howser :) #huellhowser #williammulholland #lakehollywood #dampaintings #pleinair
The 2023 update of my HISTORY OF AMERICA is out now in paperback in the UK from Amber Books. The earlier book was completed the week Trump won the 2016 election. This update includes the Trump years, Covid, #blacklivesmatter, abortion laws, the withdrawal from Afghanistan, and more. @amberbooksltd #prohibition #salemmassachusetts #americanrevolution #americancivilwar #abrahamlincoln #charliechaplin #sanfranciscoearthquake #wildwest #louisianapurchase #lewisandclarkexpedition #donnerpass #cherokee #williammulholland Watergate #vietnamwar #invasionofiraq #hiroshima #jfk #civilrightsmovement #rosaparks #josephmccarthy #afghanistan #fakenews #donaldtrump #1812war #bostonteaparty #declarationofindependence #1776 #battleofsaratoga #roevwade
William Mulholland Memorial Fountain ⛲️ It's fenced off now 👎🏽 place was cooler when I was a kid. #williammulholland #mulholland #griffithpark #losangeles #LA #feelsgoodtobehome #theresnoplacelikehome #whatisee #streetphotography #LAphotography #art #artpiece #sculpture #memorial
One of our biggest blunders! Sorry, everyone! We didn't mean to do that! #ladwp #StFrancisDam #williammulholland #waterandpower #damdisaster
Photo Challenge Day 49 Taking a look at the terminus of the Los Angeles Aqueduct. “The Cascades” conclude the 233 mile long river aqueduct, supplying water to Los Angeles. #photography #photo #photooftheday #photographer #photoshoot #nikon #nikonphotography #aqueduct #williammulholland #ladwp #cityoflosangeles #water #waterfall #abc7eyewitness #abc7community #countyoflosangeles @abc7community @cityoflosangeles @ladwp1 @countyofla
William Mulholland Memorial Frogtown Los Angeles CA Oct 16th 2021 #frogtown #williammulholland #sonyalpha #rx100ii
#LAAqueductCascades 1913 in present day #sylmar just south of the #NewhallPass #engineered by #WilliamMulholland. It is the final terminus of water brought to #losAngeles from the #OwensRiverValley 233 miles away via the #LosAngelesAqueduct #Architecture #Engineering #Aqueduct
I went on a walking tour of Belfast recently and one of the stops was this beautiful terrace of three houses on Donegall Street (Nos. 201-205). They’ve caught my eye many times before but this was the first time I had the opportunity to look at them up close. Built around 1820 for the rising mercantile and professional classes of Belfast, they are amongst the oldest surviving buildings in the city. They once formed part of a terrace of eight similar houses however Nos. 207-215 were demolished for road-widening purposes in 1990. Thankfully, these houses did not suffer the same fate. Instead, they were acquired by Hearth Historic Buildings Trust and restored between 1991 and 1993. In 2019, the Ulster History Circle unveiled a blue plaque at No. 201 in memory of William Mulholland (1855-1935), who was born and baptised in the parish. He went on to design the Los Angeles Aqueduct, which opened in 1913. In Los Angeles, Mulholland Dam in the Hollywood Hills, Mulholland Drive, Mulholland Highway and Mulholland Middle School are named after him. Mulholland retired in 1928 following the St. Francis Dam disaster, which killed hundreds and swept away thousands of acres of fertile land. #belfast #belfastcity #belfasthistory #northernireland #donegallstreet #georgianarchitecture #architecture #williammulholland #mulhollanddrive #mulhollanddam #hollywoodhills #losangeles #losangeleshistory #historicalwalkingtour #historicalwalks
Premium LA noir directed by David Lynch! #mulhollanddrive #mulhollanddr #neonoir #losangeles #naomiwatts #lauraharring #robertforster #angelobadalamenti #hollywoodhills #justintheroux #hollywood #bluray #williammulholland #filmnoir #surrealistfilm
Nine Mile Canyon Drifting down off the Eastern slope of the Southern Sierra in to the vast expanses of the Mojave Desert is Nine Mile Canyon. In the distance is U.S. 395, Searles Valley, Trona and the southern reaches of Death Valley. The black line in the center of the second image is one of the many siphons of the First Los Angeles Aqueduct. While it was a very sore spot to the residents of the Owens Valley over a century ago, it still remains an incredible engineering project masterminded by William Mulholland that brought water to the City of LA and was finished under budget and completed before schedule. Inyo County, CA 08/18/2022 #ninemilecanyon #inyocounty #easternsierra #mojavedesert #us395 #laaqueduct #williammulholland
#abastecimiento #agua #losangeles #california #caterpilar #williammulholland
With the severe drought in California and beyond making daily headlines, a new @PBS documentary series we had the pleasure of working on tackles the history of William Mulholland, the man who unleashed LA’s explosive 20th century growth by building the city’s first aqueduct. The subject of many movies, this story is stranger than fiction. "The Great Thirst: William Mulholland" is a must see for LA history buffs. Link in our stories!! #fancyfilm #postproduction #silverlake #losangeles #california #aqueduct #drought #williammulholland #pbs
This pick for #weeklywormwednesday takes us into California's eastern Sierra Nevada, a landscape that, like the Colorado Plateau, has been shaped both by the presence and absence of water. "Miracle Country" is a powerful memoir of family and place by Kendra Atleework, winner of the #ellenmeloydesertwritersaward. 🐛 Kendra grew up in the Owens Valley near Bishop, California. Her story flows from her family's relationship with the land, through the turmoil of loosing her mother at age 16, to leaving the place and finally returning. Woven throughout are stories of the Paiutes who were forcibly removed from the valley and William Mulholland's infamous diversion of the Owens River to quench Los Angeles' growing thirst. Drawing from the work of writers Mary Austin and Rebecca Solnit, Kendra's prose is deeply personal and, like the mountains she calls home, strong, sharp, and beautiful. Brought to you by @susanmtraveler Link in bio to purchase from @algonquinbooks
MULHOLLAND DRIVE (Los Angeles Citywide) William Mulholland (1855-1935) was the embodiment of L.A.’s complicated relationship with water. Born in Belfast, Mulholland left home at 15 and took odd jobs around the U.S. before settling in Los Angeles in 1877. Here he worked his way up from ditch cleaner to water company manager. In 1902, the City formed the Water Department – forerunner to the DWP – and crowned Mulholland superintendent. His greatest triumph was the Los Angeles Aqueduct, which brought water from the Owens Valley in the Eastern Sierra down to the San Fernando Valley. When the project was completed in 1913, Mulholland famously said of the water: “There it is. Take it.” (Owens Valley farmers were displeased, to say the least, while some Angelenos were rightly skeptical as to why the aqueduct led to arid SFV land owned by a handful of millionaires instead of closer to town.) He also “built” Lake Hollywood in 1924-1925 by flooding Weid Canyon with the Mulholland Dam. His career ended on March 12th, 1928, when the St. Francis Dam north of Santa Clarita failed just twelve hours after he inspected it. 15 billion gallons of water smashed into the valley below, forming a deadly river two miles wide and 70 miles long, all the way out to the Pacific. More than 450 people were killed. Mulholland Drive was laid out in 1922, when things were still going swell for its namesake. #mulhollanddrive #williammulholland
In 1928, the collapse of the St. Francis Dam. It remains the second worst disaster in California history. William Mulholland oversaw the project. #williammulholland #mulholland #stfrancisdam #stfrancisdamdisaster
Tonight, see how fantasy and hubris swept through Los Angeles and led to one of the deadliest engineering disasters in American history. Watch "Flood in the Desert" tonight, May 3, at 8 CT on @americanexperiencepbs.
"Flood In the Desert" -- Tuesday, May 3 at 8pm on AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. Explore the 1928 dam collapse, the second deadliest disaster in California history. A colossal engineering failure, the dam was built by William Mulholland, who had ensured the growth of Los Angeles by bringing water to the city via aqueduct. #AmericanExperience #FloodInTheDesert #DamCollapse #WilliamMulholland #History #Engineering #AlabamaPublicTelevision #PublicTelevision #al_public_tv
#lakehollywood #love. Took my dad here this past weekend. Always so enjoyable. #hollywoodreservoir #hollywood #hollywoodhills #watersupply #mulhollanddam #williammulholland #engineering #1920s #concrete #sunnycalifornia #socal #losangeles
Few had as large an impact on LA as William Mulholland, the maverick and gifted, self-taught engineer who, through deceit, brought water to the city (yet died in shame after the fatal failure of a dam he championed). This is a memorial to him, with the fountain appropriately turned off. #losangeles #waterresources #waterandsociety #williammulholland #waterhistory
There it is! Take it! #mulholland . . . . #souvenir #losangeles #aqueduct #california #antique #becominglosangeles #museum #la #naturalhistorymuseum #williammulholland #expositionpark #losangelesaqueduct
Is it irony when the memorial fountain to William Mulholland (the man who brought water to Los Angeles) is turned off? #irony #ironic #losfeliz #griffithpark #losangeles #fountain #williammulholland #LA
When it rains, we get additional Hollywood Reservoirs! Another few days and we'd have missed noting the Mulholland Dam's December 1924 completion- heaven forbid! So I took advantage of the rain to write about the reservoir (more water, why not), and the dam, and the Ivar Weid of Weid Canyon, as this was once known. Substack, medium, whichever you prefer, it's there.
#water #stfrancisdam #williammulholland
"If literature is no instruction manual, it is, instead, a reckoning. After enough subtle shifts, I cannot abide the furniture as it once was. It crowded the room; how did it take me so long to see? When I reckon with the past, I keep coming back to Mulholland." Kendra Atleework, the author of Miracle Country: A Memoir of a Family and a Landscape, reckons with the legacy of William Mulholland, known by some as the father of Los Angeles, who oversaw construction of the Los Angeles Aqueduct. This essay is part of a project supported by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (@mellonfdn) titled, “How Should Societies Remember Their Sins?”
Califórnia #mulhollanddrive #mulholland #california #santamonica #williammulholland #vistapanoramica #nature #naturephotography #natureza #estrada #cliquemelhoresmomentos
Califórnia #mulhollanddrive #mulholland #california #santamonica #williammulholland #vistapanoramica #nature #naturephotography #natureza #estrada #cliquemelhoresmomentos
When you’re home sick, you wisely spend your time learning about Los Angeles Aqueduct, especially if you live in a desert with a dwindling water supply and am being threatened with your portion of the Colorado river supply to be cut off. #laaqueduct #losangelesaqueduct #WilliamMulholland #coloradoriver #arizonacoloradoriver #coloradoriverarizona #fbn #foxbusiness #documentary #owenslake #foxbusiness #americanbuilt
William Mulholland as the Rumpus Cat from the Melbourne production in 1988. William was a swing in this production! • • • #williammulholland #rumpuscat #catsthemusical #ajellicleadaykeepsmacavityaway
#NAMCSoCal Corporate Partner @ladwp1: "California Grizzly Bear Heads @ LADWP’s Hollywood Reservoir | Co-designed by William Mulholland and another LADWP engineer, H.L. Jacques, the reservoir was the first concrete dam to be built by the City of #LA, and the first city dam to be built in a location where it would be in plain sight of a populated area. As a result, it was decided to make it more visually attractive, and to add decorative elements to its façade. The 29 or so arches and bear heads along the 933-foot long crest of the dam are the main beautifying parts of the dam. The bear heads on the dam represent the California Grizzly Bear and were cast in concrete and affixed to the dam. #LADWPinFocus // 📷: Art Mochizuki & Historical Photo Collection of the Department of Water and Power, City of Los Angeles . . . . . #LADWPPhotoSeries #ladwp #la #losangeles #cityofla #photography #photographers #photoseries #photoofthemonth #throughthelens #hollywoodreservoir #williammulholland #landscapephotography"
California Grizzly Bear Heads @ LADWP’s Hollywood Reservoir | Co-designed by William Mulholland and another LADWP engineer, H.L. Jacques, the reservoir was the first concrete dam to be built by the City of #LA, and the first city dam to be built in a location where it would be in plain sight of a populated area. As a result, it was decided to make it more visually attractive, and to add decorative elements to its façade. The 29 or so arches and bear heads along the 933-foot long crest of the dam are the main beautifying parts of the dam. The bear heads on the dam represent the California Grizzly Bear and were cast in concrete and affixed to the dam. #LADWPinFocus // 📷: Art Mochizuki & Historical Photo Collection of the Department of Water and Power, City of Los Angeles . . . . . . #LADWPPhotoSeries #ladwp #la #losangeles #cityofla #photography #photographers #photoseries #photoofthemonth #throughthelens #hollywoodreservoir #williammulholland #landscapephotography
Getting back to the beginning . Dublin - TAKE IT 💧 🔥 💀 #mulhollandsrevenge #waterwars #takeit #kamowashere #dublinstickers #mulholland #stickerslaps #slaps #graffiti #graff #graffslaps #kamocrew #streetart #kamocr3w #williammulholland #socialgraffiti #streetartdaily #ladontplay #waterisgold
Faye Dunaway as the heroic Evelyn Mulwray, along with her character’s 1938 Packard Twelve Victoria Convertible in the classic 1974 film, “Chinatown”. This production and its incredible scenery, performances, cast and soundtrack maintains its ability to raise goosebumps…and tears with each viewing. Truly one of the greatest and most beautifully tragic films of the 20th century! #chinatownmovie #romanpolanski #jacknicholson #johnhuston #fayedunaway #filmnoir #neonoir #packardtwelvevictoria #packardtwelve #jakegittes #evelynmulwray #robertevans #jerrygoldsmith #roberttowne #forgetitjakeitschinatown #californiawaterwars #losangelesdepartmentofwaterandpower #williammulholland #packardmotorcarcompany
LA TAKE IT! 💧🔥🥵💀 #mulhollandsrevenge #waterwars #takeit #kamowashere #mulholland #stickerslaps #slaps #graffiti #graff #graffslaps #kamocrew #streetart #kamocr3w #socialgraffiti #streetartdaily #ladontplay #waterisgold #echopark #losangeles #williammulholland #politicalstreetart #waterispower #stickers #stickerart #losangelesstreetart
Take it LA 💧💀 #mulhollandsrevenge #waterwars #takeit #kamowashere #ladwp #mulholland #stickerslaps #slaps #graffiti #graff #graffslaps #kamocrew #streetart #kamocr3w #socialgraffiti #williammulholland #streetartdaily #ladontplay #waterisgold #waterispower
William Mulholland as Alonzo and the Rumpus Cat from the Melbourne production in 1988. William was a swing in this production! • • • #williammulholland #alonzo #rumpuscat #cockofthewalk #catsthemusical
. History. The main portion of the road, from Cahuenga Pass in Hollywood westward past Sepulveda Pass, was originally called Mulholland Highway and was opened in 1924. It was built by a consortium of developers investing in the Hollywood Hills. East end: US 101 (Hollywood Fwy)/Cahuenga Blvd in the Hollywood Hills Namesake: William Mulholland West end: US 101 (Ventura Fwy) in Woodland Hills #cahuengapass #cahuenga #losangelescounty #sepulveda #mulhollanddrive #highway #1924 #hollywoodhills #williammulholland #us101 #ventura #freeways #woodlandhills #mrsharper_park_ave Alec Baldwin @alecbaldwininsta was just describing the other day how this was his old stomping grounds. It definitely brings back memories for me.
Season 2 of The Stories We Forgot is officially launched! Listen along on your podcast platform of choice as we learn about the greatest man made disaster in the 20th century. #stfrancisdam #stfrancisdamdisaster #williammulholland #californiahistory #ushistory #heroes #historypodcast #podcastersofinstagram
Sitting at the corner of Los Feliz Boulevard and Riverside Drive in Los Feliz is the William Mulholland Memorial Fountain, a 90-foot reflecting pool of brilliant turquoise tiles. The fountain, an Historic-Cultural Monument in the city of Los Angeles, was completed and dedicated to the man who brought water to LA from the Owens River Valley and inspired the movie “Chinatown (‘either you bring the water to L.A. or you bring L.A. to the water’).” Today, it’s a not-quite-legal wading pool for children and a photogenic backdrop for weddings, quinceañeras, and Compass agents wearing black. . Photography: @cortneyarmitage . Eyewear: @dandeutschoo | @jacquesmariemage . Jewelry: @ledepotore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #losangeles #la #dtla #echopark #silverlake #losfeliz #hollywood #westhollywood #brentwood #santamonica #venicebeach #discoverla #latimes #laweekly #coasttocoastnetwork #compassse #worldofwonder #hgtv #labj #moca #silverlakeflea #losfeliz #losfelizflea #mulhollandfountain #williammulholland #themarchernandez
The Owens Valley is a beautiful valley running N-S near the eastern edge of California. That this ugly sign posted by those that stole the water long ago, exhorts us to not discharge sewage, rubbish or waste is but one of many ironies depicted. Were the water not stolen, surely this wild place would now look like one of hundreds of concrete paved strip-malls across the state. The views west of the Sierra crest and to the east of the Inyos perfectly frame this rugged, remote and rich landscape. When the mood strikes, grab a beverage and search out some of the following to better understand the complicated place that is California. #cadillacdesert #williammulholland #longvalley #chinatownmovie #romanpolanski #jacknicholson #charlesmanson #sharontate #samanthageimer #normanclyde #water #waterwars #salmonneedwater #damndams #owensriver #deathvalley
The Hollywood Reservoir/ Mulholland Dam is my favorite place in LA. Forgive me, this is so terribly sentimental and there’s so much *actual* history there to discuss, but today was the first time in a long time I walked the paved loop, reflecting on my own history with this piece of tranquility. I used to walk there with someone I loved who isn’t here anymore. And after that, I would walk it compulsively because it was the only place I could find solace. It’s funny, the dam and the sign, even the hastily planted reinforcement/reassurance forest...they’re all man made, and yet just as beautiful and awe inspiring as natural wonders. Such a perfect oasis in the hills, true love.
In 1928, the St. Francis Dam broke at 3 minutes to midnight on March 13th. Without warning, the water killed over 400 people and destroyed 1200 homes. The water finally found the ocean 5 1/2 hours later. Bodies were found as far as San Diego. It was the 2nd largest disaster in California history. #stfrancisdamdisaster #santapaula #williammulholland
Land locked Tufas. Formed under water but exposed by the diversion of water destined for Los Angeles some 350 miles away... Taken with a Hasselblad 500CM, expired color film, converted to black and white. . . #owensvalley #easternsierras #monolake #waterwar #waterwars #tufa #landlocked #highanddry #laaquaduct #williammulholland #chinatownthemovie #ladwp #visitmonolake #monocounty #monocountytourism #highway395
Holding a piece of what was Saint Francis dam which once stood 185 foot in the background before it collapsed on March 12, 1928 killing almost 500 people. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Francis_Dam #history #hiking #hikingtrail #outdoors #saintfrancisdam #saintfrancisdamsite #disastersite #saintfrancisdamdisaster #sanfrancisquitocanyon #bluesky #williammulholland #Nikon #landscape #santaclarita #explorecalifornia #california #socal #socalife
Los Angeles aqueduct rolling through the Owens Valley. The aqueduct was built in the early 20th century to slake the thirst of the rapidly growing city of Los Angeles. Los Angeles Department of water and power chief William Mulholland and Fred Eaton used dubious means to acquire land up the valley to bring the water of the high Sierras down to the city. . . . . . #OwensValley #WilliamMulholland #LosAngeles #California #owensriver #River #aerial #aerialart #infrastructure #water #thewest #westernwater #water #highsierras #easternsierras #CaliforniaAqueduct #Infrastructure #Science #CaliforniaScience #hwy395sierras #hwy395roadtrip #losangeles #la @visitcalifornia @visitbishop @visitmammoth
Owens Lake. Olancha, California. . . . . . #OwensValley #WilliamMulholland #LosAngeles #California #MountainsRiver #CaliforniaAqueduct #Infrastructure #Science #CaliforniaScience
Los Angeles aqueduct rolling through the Owens Valley. The aqueduct was built in the early 20th century to slake the thirst of the rapidly growing city of Los Angeles. Los Angeles Department of water and power chief William Mulholland and Fred Eaton used dubious means to acquire land up the valley to bring the water of the high Sierras down to the city. . . . . . #OwensValley #WilliamMulholland #LosAngeles #California #MountainsRiver #CaliforniaAqueduct #Infrastructure #Science #CaliforniaScience
Sunday morning + outdoor exploring + a dash of city history = 💙. (Peep the 4th pic. That cheeky smile of hers says it all! 😅) 💧⛲🌳 . . #cityexploration #lovetheoutdoors #outdoorexercise #waterfountain #fountain #williammulholland #civilengineer #watersystem #losangelesaqueduct #hollywoodhistory #monument #parks #cityparks #griffithpark #losangeles #sundayfunday #sundaywalk #doggonecute #pitbullsareawesome #pitbullsof_ig #pibblesofinsta #pittiesofinsta #pitbulls #pitbulladvocate #bestiesforlife #enjoylife #sunshineisgoodforthesoul #welovethiscity
I wish they could have been on this bike… A piece of Harley-Davidson history: Minutes before midnight March 12th, 1928; the St. Francis Dam collapsed releasing a 100-ft. wall of water, destroying everything in its path, from Saugus to the Pacific. “The Warning” monument, in Santa Paula, depicts police officers, Thornton Edwards and Stanley Baker. Baker, riding a Harley-Davidson, and Edwards, on an Indian motorcycle, alerted sleeping citizens of the impending disaster. Their heroic efforts saved hundreds of lives as a 30-ft. wall of water swept through Santa Paula, at 3:05 AM. For the average passer by; this monument is interesting. For Harley-Davidson riders; this monument marks one of Harley-Davidson’s most heroic moments. From Bartels'; Santa Paula’s a nice ride, and a great stop heading to Ojai, Ventura, or Santa Barbara. Go see “The Warning” for yourself. . . . . #bartels #bartelsharleydavidson #bartelshd #bartelsharley #losangeleshistory #venturacounty #santapaula #santapaulapolice #motorofficer #stfrancisdam #williammulholland #santaclaravalley #santaclarariver
Southern California guilty pleasure. Rinsing. Dusty Aspidistra and dirty cobble. The #syringavulgaris is destined for the mountains. See how I watered the #abeliagrandiflora over the #puya? Whole thing took 15 seconds with my thumb. #californiagardens #aspidistra #williammulholland #thereitistakeit #whorebath #waterwisegardening
A view from behind where the 185 foot dam wall once stood before it collapsed at 11:57 pm on March 12, 1928. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Francis_Dam #history #hiking #hikingtrail #outdoors #saintfrancisdam #saintfrancisdamsite #disastersite #saintfrancisdamdisaster #sanfrancisquitocanyon #bluesky #williammulholland #Nikon #landscape #pandemic #panorama #pano #panoramicview #santaclarita #explorecalifornia #california #socal #socalife