PCAD - City of Los Angeles, Department of Water and Power (LADWP), Baldwin Hills Dam, Baldwin Hills, Los Angeles, CA

Structure Type: built works - infrastructure - transportation structures - dams

Baldwin Hills, Los Angeles, CA

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Located in the Baldwin Hills, west of La Brea Avenue;

Construction of this earthen-filled dam by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) began in 01/1947;

The dam ruptured on 12/14/1963, killing five and damaging 400 of the 650 apartments in the notable housing development, Baldwin Hills Village;

PCAD id: 2255