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The Los Angeles Aqueduct: A Right of Way Tale for the Ages!!
Infrastructure Junkies! Exploring Eminent Domain, Right of Way, and Infrastructure Development (formerly The Pendulum Land Po
49 minutes 48 seconds
2 years ago
The Los Angeles Aqueduct: A Right of Way Tale for the Ages!!
A controversial and sometimes shady right of way project may be single-handedly responsible for the City of Los Angeles as we know it, and all that it represents. The Los Angeles Aqueduct, the brain child of William Mulholland and Fred Eaton, miraculously transformed a sleepy oil town into a world famous metropolis. Armchair Engineer Adam Ratliff (TikTok: @armchairengineer) joins Infrastructure Junkies to explain the genesis of this project, all that it entails and how it was accomplished, the disastrous effects on the Owens River Valley, and the tragedy of a dam failure which claimed the lives of over 400 people. One thing is certain: if there is no aqueduct, there is no modern day Los Angeles.
This episode of Infrastructure Junkies was generously sponsored by Blackbird Right of Way, LLC, specialists in the Uniform Relocation Act. Check out their website at blackbirdrow.com.
Infrastructure Junkies! Exploring Eminent Domain, Right of Way, and Infrastructure Development (formerly The Pendulum Land Po
