The Baldwin Hills Dam Disaster

Constructed during and immediately after World War II, the Baldwin Hills Reservoir was intended to provide a reserve supply of safe water for people living in the Los Angeles area in case of emergency. The dam, built between 1947 and 1951 by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power ...

2023-06-20T10:48:12-04:00August 26th, 2021|Friday Famous Failures|2 Comments
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