Blue Sky Metropolis — Season 1, Episode 2: The Big Chill
56 min • 1 season, 4 episodes
Episode synopsis
The Cold War and Pentagon dollars fund the explosive growth of modern Los Angeles and create the military-industrial complex. Entire suburbs such as Lakewood are built in record time to house defense industry workers, while also restricting non-white races from living there. Fear of nuclear annihilation spawns the science-fiction genre for Hollywood.
About Blue Sky Metropolis
Four-part documentary miniseries showcasing a century of aerospace in Southern California and exploring the intersection of aerospace and Southern California from multiple perspectives.