Podcasts Arts Design Design and Architecture Bridges and Walls: LA River, part 1

Bridges and Walls: LA River, part 1

Published: Feb. 27, 2018, 10:30 p.m.

Eighty years ago this week, rain poured down on Los Angeles. Floods washed out roads, bridges and thousands of homes. The devastation led to total channelization that would forever shape -- and divide -- Los Angeles. Now efforts are underway to build new bridges, bring back wildlife and forge new connections at the LA River. But with those efforts come anxiety about change.