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  • Inventing LA: The Chandlers and Their Times

INVENTING LA: The Chandlers and Their Times | PBS

Duration: 03:15
Program: Inventing LA: The Chandlers and Their Times
Broadcast Date: Oct. 5, 2009

A preview of the PBS documentary "INVENTING LA: The Chandlers and Their Times." Premiering October 5th, 2009, the film chronicles the epic saga of the most powerful family in Los Angeles history: the Chandlers. For four generations, they wielded unique influence through their newspaper, the Los Angeles Times. In their pursuit of personal agendas and civic ideals, they built the city of the future and exposed the dark side of the American Dream.

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Post Date: July 7, 2009