Los Angeles’ Mother Ditch
The Zanja Madre, or Mother Ditch, was an ancient maze of brick and wooden pipes and conduits that brought water from the Los Angeles River to the young city, its channels twisting and bending along a 90-mile network.
The Zanja Madre, or Mother Ditch, was an ancient maze of brick and wooden pipes and conduits that brought water from the Los Angeles River to the young city, its channels twisting and bending along a 90-mile network.