When the St. Francis Dam Collapsed | Lost LA | Season 7, Episode 3 | PBS SoCal

[@caitlinelizabeth7808]

I am obsessed with greater LA area history and watch every documentary I come across about the St. Francis Dam, and this one is exceptionally well done with the most personal survival stories. Kudos PBS SoCal on a job well done🎉.

[@TimHunold]

This series is so amazing. a different angle than Huell Howser would have taken, but spiritually along the lines of the history and knowledge of our city that is always presented in an enjoyable way.

[@massey4business]

It's cool to see Dr. Lucy Jones here instead of at 4:30 am after a major earthquake in Los Angeles.

[@Lando1020]

Another great episode. I wish this series was available with Spanish subtitles my pops loves the type of content Lost LA gives us.

[@kplante7881]

I’ve read and watched the “cold hard numbers” (as you say) version of this story many times. Yet never with the personal stories with such granular detail. So well done and done with respect. Thanks for sharing…!

[@zipWith]

The Hughes fire is currently less than 2 miles east of the site of the dam. It feels darkly appropriate that this would air on the day of another natural disaster in the same place.

[@staubach1979rt]

The timing probably wasn’t an accident. This video has been shown before.

[@srchristianpolanco9367]

Excellent as always 👌

[@richardstephens9647]

Thank you for a thoughtful and professional approach to this event.

[@catherinec2967]

Wonderful documentary!

[@rachelkerns86]

Born and raised Long Beach and this is so interesting. Driven by these spots a million times. 😮

[@michaelsmiley15]

I don't know when this was produced but very important with the issues in so cal right now

[@CLAelev1]

I was stationed at Texas Canyon Ranger Station up Bouquet Canyon in 1979 and fought fires around this site. Amazing and tragic story.

[@williamlloyd3769]

More of a tragety to Ventura County. Water from the dam wiped out everything between the dam and the sea along the Santa Clara River. PS - this disaster was one of the projects our class teams could have documented for our HS history class. We choose the oil fields above Santa Paula to study.

[@alexanderroos5292]

My family used to go offroading near there all the time!

[@doobeone]

Thank for posting.

[@ak9989]

I learned about this in school and from my great uncle who lived in LA in the late 1920s😮

[@I_Did_That_46]

I remember when Steve-O jumped into the Hollywood Reservoir 😂

[@GeekFilter]

If you watched ”V” in the 80s you definitely knew about the Sylmar Aquaduct. If I remember correctly there was also a scene around those giant pipes.

[@davidiverson4072]

The book "Floodpath." All about the St. Francis Dam story.

[@staubach1979rt]

I’d like to know where I can find old maps like that.

[@kidmohair8151]

it is so, so LA to jump in a vehicle (or two or three) and drive for a few days (this took longer than a day to make) to follow the trail of destruction caused by the human hubris of building a megalopolis in a desert. but hey. i guess public transit is out of the question... also very LA

[@keeplaughing8181]

Remind us how many years and billions of dollars it will take to get the rail line to Las vegas? I'm guessing you haven't ridden the metro rail lately. Nasty dirty and dangerous. Yes I know the Marxists love their public transit😅😅😅😅

[@kuebby]

A lot of people who whine about human impacts have absolutely no sense of history or why things are how they are. They don't live in reality and ignoring them is to the benefit of society.

[@AerialEscape]

DEFUND PBS!

[@navigator487]

Yeah, but it was a good video so I'm on the fence.

[@jayphive2468]

14:36 I’ve never seen cartoonish old lady lips on a real person until now 👵🏼

[@Bullet_1987]

you forgot toa put in not for children, bad language