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Lost LA Season 9 (Preview)
Nathan Masters returns as host uncovering Southern California’s connections to the history of Surfridge, the engineering feat of the Tehachapi Loop, neighborhood changes through the Thomas Guides, Agricultural Exports, art that blends to the backdrop of cities, and stories of Hollywood's origins. The series is a co-production with the University of Southern California Libraries and PBS SoCal.
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Wood, iron, steel, concrete -- these are the materials that gave form to Los Angeles and shaped its identity in the national imagination. This episode also questions the cultural legacy and environmental costs of the city's relentless growth.
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American history has long been told as a triumphant march westward from the Atlantic coast, but in southern California, our history stretches back further in time.
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In this episode, "Lost LA" examines how the modern metropolis has reshaped its own topography. The program explores downtown L.A.'s lost hills and tunnels, as well as the vanished canals of Venice Beach.
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In this episode, "Lost LA" explores the various ways Southern California's inhabitants have used the hills around Dodger Stadium.