Thursday, August 15, 2013

Angelenos' vision of their river is created from a made-up memory

Historically, the river has been dry for most of the year. Now, it flows continually, but most of the water in the channel is industrial and residential discharge.



There's been a lot written on improving the concrete, channelized, litter-strewn Los Angeles River. No doubt the river could use some improving, but there's also a lot of misplaced nostalgia.



via L.A. Times - Science http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/_760iVo7G1M/la-me-smith-river-20130816,0,7330702.story

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