Greater LA

Visit the place where cars go to die in L.A

Hosted by Steve Chiotakis Apr. 29, 2019 Los Angeles

A claw picks up a car to be demolished at Terminal Island. Photo credit: Kathryn Barnes/KCRW

KCRW’s Steve Chiotakis visits a giant car shredder between the Ports of L.A. and Long Beach on the aptly named Terminal Island.

From this Episode:

Terminal Island: Where cars go to die

At the end of the Harbor Freeway, just across the Vincent Thomas Bridge are the Ports of L.A and Long Beach. Here, massive cargo ships carry goods in and out of the region.

6 min

Is LA ready for the car of the future?

Cars are being built and sold as quickly as they’re getting shredded, so what will future vehicles look like, and how will they adapt to a changing world?

12 min

Mayor Garcetti on his Green New Deal for LA

There’s been plenty of talk about the Democrats’ plan for a Green New Deal for America. But LA Mayor Eric Garcetti says his administration wants to tackle climate change at...

8 min

Credits

Host:

Steve Chiotakis

Producers:

Christian Bordal, Kathryn Barnes