March 12 of that same year, the St. Francis Dam (also designed and built by Mulholland) tragically collapsed, taking both 600 lives and the brilliant engineer’s reputation in one terrible night.

Inspired by the book of the same name by acclaimed author and professor Norris Hundley Jr., the documentary special highlights William Mulholland ... illustrating one of engineering’s greatest ...

Again, the dam’s chief engineer – William Mulholland – declared it was normal. On the morning of its collapse, Mulholland and his colleagues had conducted a thorough inspection of the dam ...

Friday, L.A. water officials gathered to take part in the opening ceremonies of the Bouquet Canyon Reservoir, which replaced ...