The failure of the St. Francis Dam unleashed a devastating flood that destroyed entire communities. This video takes a close look at the disaster site, uncovering the scale and impact of this historic ...

Today in Santa Clarita history, the city of Los Angeles made the first payment on a death and disability claim arising from the St. Francis Dam disaster.

However, after the St. Francis Dam disaster, it was concealed behind carefully planned landscaping. Nathan joins architecture and technology and writer Geoff Manaugh to explore the dam's ...

Visit the dam site, follow the 54-mile flood path to the Pacific, and uncover stories of loss, resilience, and heroism. Explore the disaster’s impact on Mexican American families and hear from ...

1928: St. Francis dam disaster The St. Francis Dam disaster is known as one of the worst failures of civil engineering in the 20th century.

Mulholland : a man and an aqueduct -- The dam : site selection and design -- The dam : construction, operation, failure -- Disaster unleashed -- Responsibility and reparations -- The politics of ...

The St. Francis Dam disaster is known as one of the worst failures of civil engineering in the 20th century. The dam was built to create a reservoir northwest of Los Angeles, according to the ...

1928: St. Francis dam disaster The St. Francis Dam disaster is known as one of the worst failures of civil engineering in the 20th century.