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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Hundreds of years ago, the Los Angeles Basin’s river and tributaries sat at the center of daily life for our first ancestors, the Tongvas Indians. They understood the river’s changing, mercurial nature and built their homes and town centers above its flood plains. Yangna, sitting just a few miles from the river near Spring Street, was the largest Tongvas village. It was a center for commerce, governance and religious ceremonies, and it is the birthplace of Los Angeles.
Index
4 Yangna:
Harry Chandler is a leader in L.A. river revitalization.
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Munson Kwok is one of Chinatown's most ardent advocates and community leaders and believes there should be a direct link between Chinatown and the L.A. river.
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With a name meaning "People of the Earth" in the Tongva language, the Gabrieleno-Tongva Mission Indians were the original inhabitants of the Los Angeles Basin.
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The North Main Street Bridge is the earliest of the monumental bridges in Los Angeles.
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Flocks of Black Neck Stilts head down to the "wetlands" of the Los Angeles River in the spring where you can find them feasting on the algae clumped on the concrete in Downtown L.A.
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Luis Rodriguez, a Los Angeles native and writer, sees the Los Angeles River as a public forum for the exchange of art and ideas.
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The Los Angeles State Historic Park was once an industrial brown field. After much debate among real estate developers, community activists, and artists, the land is now available for public use and awaits transformation into a state park.
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The Zanja Madre, or "Mother Ditch," is the original aqueduct that brought water to El Pueblo from the Los Angeles River. The remains of the Zanja where uncovered in the 1970's and can be seen sitting just behind a fence in the Los Angeles State Historic Park.
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The North Broadway Bridge was built in 1911 and at the time it was the longest and widest concrete arch bridge in California, as well as the first major Beaux-Arts style bridge in Los Angeles.
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Mia Lehrer sees urban planning as a tool to improve environmental and social issues and the L.A. River is the perfect opportunity to exercise this vision.
Funders and Partners
Support for the Departures' Los Angeles River installment is provided through these funders and local community partners, as well as from viewers like you.
Click here to see all funders and community partners for Departures.
