Talk:Los Angeles River

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The article states that "millions of residents" would need to relocate if the river were restored. Where does that number come from; it sounds awfully big (and vague). Is that everyone in the floodplain?Gwimpey 04:36, Nov 18, 2004 (UTC)

I agree. I doubt that anyone has ever seriously proposed a wholesale restoration. There are many other factors that limit opportunities for restoration, but I don't think that a need to relocate millions of people is one of them. Unless someone provides a citation soon, I suggest that that clause be removed or re-drafted. Willmcw 08:44, 24 Nov 2004 (UTC)

It comes from Patt Morrison's book on the river, the Gumprecht book, and an L.A. Weekly interview with the head of Tree People. Some of the most densely populated communities in greater Los Angeles are in an area that would suffer significant flooding every winter were the river dechannelized. Those within at least a quarter-mile of the river's current channel would absolutely have to relocate, and a "50-year" flood would inundate most of Bell, Compton, and other such cities. After a 50-year rainstorm in the mid-'90s left considerable debris deposits atop the walls, and the Corps of Engineers proposed raising the walls as a result, the most vocal support for the project came from the city governments of Lynwood and Compton. --Slightlyslack 09:08, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

If you've got the sources that go ahead and add the material. Cheers, -Willmcw 21:11, August 5, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Films

I am responding to the remarks about relocating millions of people, but I did not see an edit button for that talk. I'm new to this article and Wiki. The aritcle is very thorough and deseves kudos, but like so much other writing about the River it is mostly about the inconveniences it poses to civilization. As a result, it doesn't create an image of what kind of river this was in its natural state. There are also some minor inaccuracies. I would like to propose some changes. Chaca06 17:01, 21 April 2006 (UTC) 4/21/06

I put in another section for films that have been filmed at some point in the LA river, but the only ones I know for sure are Them and T2. I believe Grease and an episode of Knight Rider were also shot there, but couldn't find any proof. I did some googling but couldn't find any more, even though I'd bet that a complete list would be greater than 100 films/episodes. If anyone runs into a list of anything that has been filmed there, it would be a nice addition. --66.215.44.176 05:57, 2 December 2005 (UTC)

There was an amazing helicopter chase down the river in a movie in the 1980s, with James Woods I think. What about "Grease"? I recall seeing a car chase in '50s cars in some movie. The bridges are used routinely, but often for such short bits that they wouldn't be worth mentioning. -Willmcw 07:39, 2 December 2005 (UTC)

FYI, it was Blue Thunder, with Roy Schneider. -Will Beback 19:39, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

For awhile during the '70s & '80s it seemed like every cop show filmed in LA had a chase scene once a year that ended up involving the LA River. There have even been a few of scifi films that have used the LA River. If we ended listing every TV show and film that used the LA River, it would be a very, very long list. The rule should be that something should only be listed if the LA River played a significant part in the TV show or film, and it was being used as the LA River and not just as a convenient length of concrete to do dramatic chase scenes on. ^BlankVerse 13:13, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] The Cats

No mention of The Cats? If you don't know, you don't know. I'll cover it later. Alexander 007 10:17, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Headwaters

I grew up in the area and believe the headwaters to be in the Santa Susana Mtns, in the northwestern part of the valley. I edited the article to reflect this, but can I have a definite source, please?