https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/de532c21-1e48-4670-a195-5bd7a783614a Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCddem5RlB3bQe99wyY49g0g/join Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com This film "Landscapes with Angels / A History of Los Angeles" (1974) was made by Margaret Lesser Bach, who was a filmmaker, author and historic preservationist. Score by Katherine Quittner. The movie traces L.A.’s vibrant and tumultuous lifeline from its humble beginnings as a Spanish settlement to the bustling, overcrowded hotspot it is today. Modern L.A. was created by the railroads; the Southern Pacific arrived in 1876 and the Santa Fe in 1885. The newly formed Chamber of Commerce launched an aggressive campaign to enhance tourism and migration to the city. Initially, it was a "golden city" which presented an opportunity for the good life for all. New residents were dubbed Angelenos. The movie industry thrust L.A. into the limelight and real estate became an aggressive industry with brutal sales tactics and subdivisions. The film shows the development of the 1913 LA water aqueduct which led to explosive growth, segregated cities and fractured communities. The film looks at the city's diverse communities and shows the struggle to unearth its real roots and efforts being made to preserve its history. The city’s sprawl led to fragmentation and the rise of the 20th Century freeway system came to symbolize the dominance of the automobile. This is a tale of transformative change and growing pains. 00:00 It opens with Aimee Semple McPherson speaking and a Hollywood Golden Era parade (:10) and then shows the Los Angeles City Hall (:24). Main titles. Sketches and photos show the settlement period (1:19). The Spring Street Courthouse (1:34) and an 1849 surveyors map (2:22). The great drought of 1862-1864 (2:47) forced rancheros to sell homes to entrepreneurs (2:53) including Juan Jose Warner (2:53). The Southern Pacific (3:06) and Sante Fe (3:10) railroads opened LA. Shots run down the rail line (3:20). Pamphlets appear from the frantic rate war (3:38). The Capistrano Depot restaurant (3:41) in San Juan follows. The 1880’s boomed (4:07). Images appear of 1898 South Spring Street (4:36). The LA Chamber of Commerce (4:55) launched a campaign to sell the city. The bungalow style emerged in the early 1900’s (7:12). Sunset park appears around 1910 (8:22). Gardens were imported (8:45) and green luxury pools were installed (8:56). The Big Donut Drive In (9:17) and Brown Derby Restaurant off Wilshire Boulevard follow (9:22). Images pass under bridges of Venice from 1903 (9:38). Residential architecture (10:14) included styles designed by Richard Neutra (10:31) and Frank Lloyd Wright (10:40). The movie industry (10:54) boosted the career of stars like Stan Laurel (11:42). The 1930 oil rush arrived (11:50). The real estate industry remained king (12:02). A female resident (12:11) and a realtor (13:52) get interviewed over the residential boom in the 1920’s relaying the process by which realtors solicited the land to prospective buyers. San Fernando Valley (14:53) follow. William Mulholland, designer and construction supervisor of the LA aqueduct (15:12). Controversies behind its construction (15:16) and completion in 1913 (15:29). Farmlands of the Owens Valley dried up (16:00). Race restrictions (16:20) and urban ghettos resulted (16:35). A segregated classroom (16:45) and trolley car (16:57) follow. Population increased (17:20) forcing a webbed city of highways. Scenes from an annual picnic (18:17) include Miss Utah (18:21) and women of the Missouri Group (18:31). 1930’s Westwood Village (19:14). A pamphlet advertises the Ramona Outdoor Play (19:23). The Avila Adobe (19:49) gets restored. Nathanael West captures a disappointed westward experience (20:58). News of disaster; flooding at Wilshire Meat Market (22:08). Fires sweep the hills (22:30). Pathe Newsreels of the 1933 earthquake (23:15). An earthquake mural in Santa Monica Park off Butler Ave. (24:17). Highways and overpasses multiply to accommodate traffic (26:14). Union Station (26:25) and the Watts Towers. Credits. Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below. 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