In 1947 this site was chosen for the Baldwin Hills Reservoir.
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below: View of the recently completed Baldwin Hills Reservoir in 1951.
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below: This is my favorite photograph of the series. At the bottom of the reservoir you can see two individuals
walking atop the concrete intake pipe as it begins to fill the reservoir with 300 million gallons of water from the Owens Valley.
In the distance a mysterious car overlooks the reservoir.
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