Lost LA S02E06 · Pacific Rim

Overview

Americans have long looked at the California shore and seen the end of the continent, but that sandy edge is the beginning of a Pacific world -- one that has long influenced Los Angeles through not only geology and climate, but also the transoceanic flows of people, goods, technology, and cultural ideas.

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