Lost LA (2016)

Season 3

Much of Los Angeles's past is lost to history, but through the region's archives, we can uncover the inspiring dreams and bitter realities that built the modern-day metropolis.

Released Jan. 27, 2016 Episode 26 min 2+

Genres: Documentary, History

Keywords: imdb.research, imdb.los-angeles-california

Watch Providers: PBS, KQED, Thirteen

Production Companies: KCET

Network: PBS

Country: United States
Languages: English

IMDb

7.9

/42/

Trakt

/4/

TMDb

Nathan Masters
Self - Host

S3E1 - Yosemite

From a land maintained by indigenous peoples, to its emergence as a tourist attraction, to the site of conflict over humanity's relationship with nature, Yosemite is ever-changing.

Oct. 9, 2018, midnight

S3E2 - Desert Fantasy

California deserts have sparked imaginations 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 on which to create your dream.

Oct. 16, 2018, midnight

S3E3 - Beach Culture

Surfers, bodybuilders, and acrobats taught California how to have fun and stay young at the beach. The 1968 documentary "The Endless Summer" shared those ideas with the rest of the world.

Oct. 23, 2018, midnight

S3E4 - Ghost Towns

Some California dreams succeeded, creating megalopolis regions in the state’s north and south. Other dreams failed, leaving nothing but ruins: Bodie, a Mono County gold mining settlement that was preserved in time; Llano Del Rio, a socialist utopian community in the Mojave Desert; and Zzyzx, a former health spa on the way to Las Vegas.

Oct. 30, 2018, midnight

S3E5 - Venice

Venice Beach boasts a rich history, from its origins as a themed seaside resort -- Venice of America -- to international fame as a countercultural hub.

Nov. 13, 2018, midnight

S3E6 - Fantasyland

From the 1910s and ‘20s, when early filmmakers built elaborately themed outdoor sets that often remained standing for months or years, Los Angeles has been the place where you can imagine something and then build it -- as exemplified by nearby Anaheim's Disneyland.

Nov. 18, 2018, midnight

PBS

26 min/ep

960 min

Jan. 27, 2016

Jan. 28, 2025, midnight

Returning Series

NR / 2+