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California's Lost Grizzly

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A History of the Rose in Western Culture

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Descanso Gardens: Water

How Does the Drought Affect Current Gardening Practices?

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Descanso Gardens: Japanese Internment Camellias

Learn the Untold History of the Japanese Internment and Camellias

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Hanging Trees: The Untold Story of Lynching in California

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Semi-Tropical L.A.: How the Sunny Southland Sold Itself

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The Chinese Massacre: One of Los Angeles' Worst Atrocities

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Red Gold: The Demise of California's Redwood Forest

Red Gold: The Demise of California's Redwood Forest

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Lost LA

Once Upon a Time in Chavez Ravine

Did the Dodgers evict a Mexican-American neighborhood to make way for their stadium? The truth is more nuanced than what you've heard.
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Chavez Ravine the canyon is clearly marked on this 1966 USGS topo map, a landform distinct from the hilly terrain now occupied by Dodger Stadium. Courtesy of the USGS.
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Season 1 Episode 2
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Panoramic view of the community of Chavez Ravine, circa 1952. Photo by Leonard Nadel, courtesy of the Photo Collection, Los Angeles Public Library.
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Dodger Stadium under construction on May 25, 1960. Courtesy of the USC Libraries - Los Angeles Examiner Collection.
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In this episode, Lost L.A. explores the complicated relationship between the city and its natural environment.
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