Most people who see it probably mistake it for a giant storm drain. The LA River is a surreal place to be, which has made it a great location to have edgy photoshoots or film movies like Grease or Terminator 2.
All these years later the county is still grappling with the consequences of those actions. Before the river was encased in a narrow concrete passageway, it wandered freely throughout the Los Angeles basin.
The river supported dense forests, marshlands, and enormous biodiversity. Teutimez says the Kizh built their lives around the water provided by the LA River. 'Now the LA River, the ancient name for it is, wenot, which means the 'life giver.' That pretty much explains it all in terms of the capacity of what this river provided.'
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