Charles Mallory Hatfield, “The Moisture Accelerator,” Makes Rain For L.A., Floods San Diego
The indisputable fact is that Hatfield went into the hills nineteen times to bring on a rain, and nineteen times it rained when he promised. …
California
A Trip Down San Francisco’s Market Street 4 Days Before the Earthquake and Fire that Destroyed 80% of It
“Produced as part of the popular Hale’s Tours of the World film series, the film begins at the location of the Miles Brothers film studio, …
The 1871 Chinese massacre in Los Angeles
On Oct. 24, 1871, a mob of 500 men raided Chinatown in Los Angeles, killing at least 20 Chinese Americans and stealing an estimated $1.5 …