If the Los Angeles River had its own IMDb listing — and why shouldn’t it? It’s appeared in all kinds of movies — its career arc would look something like this:
Leading man for tens of thousands of years, star and creator of the epic story of Los Angeles’ ecosystem and living things.
Demoted to a supporting role around 1913, when L.A.’s new producers and directors began importing younger, more reliable water.
Thereafter cast occasionally as a serial killer for performances as deadly floods.
Blacklisted from river roles and “disappeared” under concrete since the Depression.
Read more at the Los Angeles Times.