Departures is KCET's hyper-local web documentary, community engagement tool and digital literacy program about the cultural history of Los Angeles' neighborhoods.
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2 The Basin

JUDY BACA

JUDY BACA
"The kids used to call it the sewer. And I thought it was a lowly place, a place that had been literally forgotten and denigrated, and yet it was a river, the arteries of the land. And like all arteries,... » continue reading
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DON MULLALY

DON MULLALY
"There was no concern voiced by anybody about what was going to happen to the Los Angeles River. Nobody cared. All they worried about was the high water when it flooded and damaged the city. Today, they'd sell their souls... » continue reading
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Departures: Los Angeles River on Dwell on Design

Departures: Los Angeles River on Dwell on Design
Taking a look back at Departures: L.A. River » continue reading
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Abbot Kinney Blvd. tribute or marketing ploy?

Abbot Kinney Blvd. tribute or marketing ploy?
This week, Departures: Venice looks at Abbot Kinney Boulevard. Once upon a time it was known as Washington Boulevard, but it was re-named in the 1970s - partly in tribute the neighborhood's founder, but partly as marketing ploy. » continue reading
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Beats & Fetish in Venice of America

Beats & Fetish in Venice of America
The post-war years were, on the surface, the reward for America's hard work. GIs returned home to newly designed, planned communities with manicured lawns, efficient appliances and frozen TV dinners. In the 1950s America was creating a new social order... » continue reading
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