Los Angeles The Making of a City /

Los Angeles will soon be America's most populous city. This program traces its history and cultural roots, showing the elements that comprise both the myth and the reality of the "City of Angels."

Other Authors: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase., KCET (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.).
Format: Video
Language: English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2013], cuuuu.
Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (29 min.) : sd., col.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Impressions of Los Angeles (1:30)
  • Comparing Photos: Then & Now (2:17)
  • Native Californians & Mexican Settlers (1:59)
  • Statehood & Challenges of Terrain (1:38)
  • Technological Advances & Western Migration (2:25)
  • Labor Unions (2:07)
  • Hispanic American Culture (1:40)
  • Asian Immigrants (2:19)
  • Black Community (1:43)
  • Famous European Immigrants (0:58)
  • Southern California Homes (1:17)
  • Hollywood (1:18)
  • Railways & Freeways (1:29)
  • Bunker Hill (1:48)
  • Rediscovering History (0:54)
  • Los Angeles & America (1:08)
  • Credits: Los Angeles: The Making of a City (1:17)