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Yet the drive’s namesake, William Mulholland, was neither a Hollywood mogul nor a wealthy landowner. He was the city’s water superintendent from 1886 to 1928. He brought the water that the city needed to grow, and the views from Mulholland Drive are of the lands he made fruitful.
Mulholland Drive (stylized as Mulholland Dr.) is a 2001 surrealist neo-noir mystery film written and directed by David Lynch, and starring Justin Theroux, Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Ann Miller, and Robert Forster. It tells the story of an aspiring actress named Betty Elms (Watts), newly arrived in Los Angeles, who meets and befriends an ...
Sep 30, 2019 · 1908-1913: Mulholland directs construction of the 233-mile-long Los Angeles Aqueduct from the Owens Valley to the San Fernando Valley. As a result of his efforts, the project is completed on time and within budget. Because of this, Mulholland becomes a hero to the citizenry of Los Angeles. Nov. 5, 1913.
Mar 17, 2020 · Mulholland started his career as a ditch digger in 1878. He taught himself engineering and rose through the ranks to become chief engineer. His greatest, most controversial achievement was the Los Angeles Aqueduct, a 233-mile-long system to move water from Owens Valley to the San Fernando Valley, constructed between 1906 and 1913.
Oct 1, 2013 · On November 5, 1913, the Los Angeles Aqueduct began bringing water to the city. 100 years later, KCET is looking at what has happened, what it means, and more across its website. See more stories here. There's something in the water, in what it promises, in its connection to the best and worst of us.
Jun 21, 2006 · WHEN Mulholland Drive was completed in 1924, the city took the day off. It was just after Christmas, and the daylong celebration began in Calabasas. William Mulholland, the man who stole water ...
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Aug 3, 2019 · The Three Fathers of the Los Angeles Aqueduct. (August 6, 1906)- The three fathers of the LA Aqueduct – left to right: Joseph B. Lippincott, Fred Eaton, and William Mulholland. This photograph appeared in the Los Angeles Times on August 6, 1906, less than a week after Lippincott’s resignation from the Reclamation Service became effective.
