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:    • Building the Metropolis | Lost LA | S...  
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:    • Los Angeles: Displacement in Utopia  
State Water Project (w/JFK speech):    • State Water Project  
Who ended the red car?    • Who Killed the Red Car? | Lost LA | S...  
Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) [Kirsten Dirksen]:    • LA couple builds backyard cottage, th...  
Shadow of a Drought:    • Shadow of Drought: Southern Californi...  

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All other research links:
The Mexican Era | California History:    • The Mexican Era | California History ...  
The Mexican American War:    • The Mexican-American War - Explained ...  
The Gold Rush | California History:    • The Gold Rush | California History [e...  
How Los Angeles gets its water:    • How Los Angeles Stole Its Water: A Co...  
The port of Los Angeles:    • The Port of Los Angeles: A History, P...  
Early oil and gas production in California:    • Early Oil  and Gas Production in Cali...  
History of Hollywood:    • The History of Hollywood  
From farm to freeway:    • From Farm to Freeway | LA Foodways | ...  
Construction of LA Aqueduct: https://archive.org/details/csmha_000019
From redcars to freeways:    • From Redcars to Freeways: A Brief His...  
Evolution of Los Angeles:    • Evolution of Los Angeles ( L A) 1890 ...  
New Automobiles Auto Industry In WWII:    • " NEW AUTOMOBILES "  AUTO INDUSTRY IN...  
Housing segregation and redlining in America:    • Housing Segregation and Redlining in ...  
FHA fact sheet: https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/h...
The Story of Los Angeles International Airport LAX:    • "#1 World Way" - the Story of Los Ang...  
Flight to California:    • Flight To California 1952  
Los Angeles, CA. 1940s in color:    • Video  
1940s Los Angeles from the air:    • 1940s Los Angeles From the Air - Vintage  
Reshaping LA | Lost LA:    • Reshaping L.A. | Lost LA | Season 1, ...  
Pioneers of Aviation Alan and Malcolm Lockheed:    • Pioneers Of Aviation Alan and Malcolm...  
The real cost of freeways:    • The real cost of freeways in LA  
State Water Project: An Aerial Tour 2021:    • STATE WATER PROJECT: An Aerial Tour 2021  
LA 3rd city in world in GDP: https://tinyurl.com/3wmp5pz8
ADU grant program: https://www.calhfa.ca.gov/adu/index.htm
Desalination plant:    • The Poseidon desalination plant in Ca...  
San Andreas fault:    • The San Andreas Fault: Disaster About...  

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)
   • The World’s Biggest Cities | Season 2  
AFRICA'S MEGACITY: Kinshasa, DRC (CONGO)
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Megacities of the World (Season 1 - Complete)    • MEGACITIES of the World  (Season 1 - ...  
TOKYO: Earth's Model MEGACITY    • Earth’s Model MEGACITY: Tokyo, Japan  
PARIS: Europe's MEGACITY    • Paris, France's MEGACITY: Europe's La...  
SAO PAULO: South America's MEGACITY    • São Paulo, Brazil's MEGACITY: Largest...  
DHAKA: Fastest Growing MEGACITY    • DHAKA, Bangladesh's MEGACITY | World'...  
CAIRO: Middle East    • Cairo, Egypt's MEGACITY: Largest City...  
DELHI: India's Capital    • Delhi, India's MEGACITY: Capital of a...  
SHANGHAI: China's Largest MEGACITY    • China's Largest City: Shanghai  
MEXICO CITY: Largest MEGACITY in the Americas    • MEXICO CITY, Mexico's MEGACITY | Larg...  

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