The largest man-made disaster of the 20th century, now largely lost to history. A journey through the early history of Los Angeles and the city's water needs. Ever-growing demand led to larger and larger projects, and eventually to tragedy. The history of the tragedy, the role of William Mulholland in the disaster and the city's water development, and how the lessons of the tragedy reflect on our current infrastructure needs today.
Direction
Cash treats Mulholland's ghost like a proper villain.
Editing
Archival footage hits like a slow-motion punch.
Director
Jesse Cash
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The dam's collapse killed over 600 people—only the 1906 earthquake killed more in California history. FREE
Mulholland Drive is named after him. Chinatown fictionalized his water theft. Hollywood literally built itself on this flood's silence. LIGHT
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