The Los Angeles flood of 1938 was a major flooding event that affected much of Los Angeles, Orange County, and Riverside County. The flood was responsible for destroying 5,601 homes, damaging 1,500 homes, and killing approximately 110 people.
Aerial view of Los Angeles River after a major flood. The Los Angeles flood of 1938 was a major flooding event that affected much of Los Angeles, Orange County, and Riverside County. The flood was responsible for destroying 5,601 homes, damaging 1,500 homes, and killing approximately 110 people.
The Los Angeles flood of 1938 was a major flooding event that affected much of Los Angeles, Orange County, and Riverside County. The flood was responsible for destroying 5,601 homes, damaging 1,500 homes, and killing approximately 110 people.
The Los Angeles flood of 1938 was a major flooding event that affected much of Los Angeles, Orange County, and Riverside County. The flood was responsible for destroying 5,601 homes, damaging 1,500 homes, and killing approximately 110 people.
View shows destroyed bridge. The Los Angeles flood of 1938 was a major flooding event that affected much of Los Angeles, Orange County, and Riverside County. The flood was responsible for destroying 5,601 homes, damaging 1,500 homes, and killing approximately 110 people.
View of what appears to be a fallen bridge with wooden railings over the Los Angeles River during or after a violent rain storm. A group of men wearing high boots is next to the bridge.
Text from newspaper caption for another image of the bridge: The Glendale bridge on Glendale Boulevard went out just before noon yesterday, cutting a main traffic artery. Photo taken from west end of break (Times photo.) [Los Angeles Times 17 Feb. 1927: A3].
View of the Glendale bridge on the Los Angeles River in the Atwater Village area, near Glendale, after it was destroyed by torrential rainstorm flooding.