Current ICW Events

• ICW and ALOUD of the Library Foundation of Los Angeles present:

  CATASTROPHE IN CALIFORNIA: A REAPPRAISAL OF THE ST. FRANCIS DAM COLLAPSE

  In March of 1928, the St. Francis Dam north of Los Angeles—designed by William Mulholland as a reservoir for the California Aqueduct—collapsed. The largest engineering disaster in California history is inextricably woven into the epic history of water in Los Angeles. In this centennial year of the California Aqueduct, join us for a discussion of the St. Francis tragedy and its enduring catastrophic and cultural significance.

  With author Rebecca Solnit and historians William Deverell and Donald Jackson; moderated by Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times columnist & radio host

  Tuesday, July 23

  7:15 pm, Mark Taper Auditorium, Los Angeles Central Library

• ICW launches online exhibit as part of Getty's Pacific Standard Time Presents Initiative on Modern Architecture in Los Angeles, 1940-1990

  FORM AND LANDSCAPE

  Principal investigators Greg Hise (UNLV) and William Deverell (ICW and USC), along with project team members Kris Mun and Jessica Kim, as well as fifteen additional curators, are delighted to announce the launch of our collaborative online exhibit exploring "Form and Landscape" in the Los Angeles Basin.  The project is drawn entirely from the Southern California Edison archive at The Huntington, and we are grateful to both the Huntington and the Getty, as well as numerous colleagues at each institution, who helped bring this project to completion.  Please access the site at pstp-edison.com