Los Angeles : The Making of a City / KCET (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.).

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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."

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase
KCET (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.)
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2013], cuuuu.
Series:Films on Demand.
Subjects:
Human geography.
Urban geography.
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Genre:
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:1 online resource (29 min.) : sound, color
Variant Title:
Making of a City
Format: Electronic Video
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)