Inventing LA: A Film Review

THE film "Inventing LA" provides an in-depth analysis of how one man began the Los Angeles Times, a newspaper which he used to push his own political and economic agendas, which ultimately played a major role in determining how Los Angeles came to be spatially, economically, and socially. The analyzes the grit and determination of Harrison Gray Otis, his successor Harry Chandler, and their ruthless attack on whatever posed a threat to their voice, their power, their catalyst, the Los Angeles Times. I highly recommend this documentary to anyone interested in the development of Los Angeles, Southern California real estate and an iconic Los Angeles.

-- Ryan Cavalier

Photo: Harrison Gray Otis

Credit: California State Military Department