Los Angeles River – From Mountain Wilderness to Cement Corset | KCET
Los Angeles River – From Mountain Wilderness to Cement Corset
The spirited Los Angeles River gushes from the mountains only to be forced into a concrete corset in downtown LA.
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2019-05-30T21:00:00-07:00KCETLINK
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