Just before midnight on March 7, 1928, the St Francis Dam, located roughly 80km (50 miles) inland of Los Angeles, collapsed.

Without excusing any part of the real-life swindle, Hiltzik places nuance above hysteria in addressing the contentious Los Angeles Aqueduct project: “It is true that the aqueduct made some of ...

As was the case with the Los Angeles Aqueduct (completed in 1913), every inch of route was battled over in courts (and in the papers). In 1928, the Metropolitan Water District was formed for the ...

Today and tomorrow, you can get another. Designed by William Mulholland, the Los Angeles Aqueduct is considered one of the greatest engineering feats of the early twentieth century. The aqueduct ...

Every stage of the aqueduct has to be carefully planned to ensure that the water, pulled by gravity, makes its way gradually downhill to the city. Roughly four of every five miles of Rome's ...

In 1922, William Mulholland began building the St. Francis Dam to create a reservoir for the Los Angeles–Owens River aqueduct. To meet the growing water needs of Los Angeles, he decided to ...

Troubled Luck (USA) 18-1 (8-11) 7w upper, no impact, 7th of 8, 11 1/2l behind La Grotte (8-11) at Aqueduct 7f fst in Feb. Majulu (USA) 2-1 (8-11) Bobbled st, ran on, 2nd of 8, shd behind La ...

Patty Brown Eyes (USA) 7-5fav (8-11) Btwn 2p trn,dueld,best, won at Aqueduct 7f fst in Jan beating Scarlet's Dream (8-11) by 3/4l, 5 ran. La Grotte (USA) 4-1 (8-11) 5w uppr, up last jumps ...