Desert Fantasy | Lost LA | Season 3, Episode 2

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. 00:00-01:06 Introduction 01:06-09:49 Rethinking and Preserving Desert 09:49-16:05 Distinctive Architecture in Desert 16:05-22:21 Consequences of Denying the Nature: Salton Sea 22:21-25:52 Future of Salton Sea 25:52-26:14 Conclusion 26:14-26:39 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:   / pbssocal   TikTok:   / pbssocal   Facebook:   / pbssocal   Sign-up for our Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3wby5Gb #LostLA #LosAngeles #history #JoshuaTreeNationalPark #JoshuaTree