Desert Fantasy | Lost LA | S3 E2

California’s deserts have sparked the imaginations of millions of people around the world. From the famously alien landscape of Joshua Tree to the wide expanses of seemingly empty land, the desert has been seen as a place of reinvention, a blank slate to create your dream. This episode explores how those dreams have led to the man-made natural disaster that created the Salton Sea; to the effort to preserve Joshua Tree National Park; and how commercial interests and real estate developers created desert utopias like Palm Springs. 00:00 - Intro: Embracing the Desert 01:06 - Kim Stringfellow's Reframing and Understanding of the Desert 04:31 - Preserving Desert Archives with Joseph W. Zarki 09:49 - Mid-Century Modernism: The Distinctive Architectural Style of the Desert 16:05 - The Salton Sea and the Consequences of Denying Nature 22:21 - Raising Awareness and Maintaining Hope for the Salton Sea 26:14 - Credits Want to learn more? Watch more Lost LA at https://bit.ly/3qCwAew ~~~~~~ Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3wiFfZ2 Love PBS SoCal? Your support keeps the programs you love alive. Donate today: https://bit.ly/you-tube-donation Follow us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pbssocal/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pbssocal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pbssocal Sign-up for our Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3wby5Gb #LostLA #LosAngeles #history #JoshuaTreeNationalPark #JoshuaTree