Greater LA

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

Hosted by Steve Chiotakis May. 27, 2019 Los Angeles

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

In a Memorial Day rebroadcast of Greater LA’s pilot episode, 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.

10 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?

6 min

Move over dispensaries, it’s time for cannabis lounges

In December, the City of West Hollywood announced the approval of “cannabis consumption” lounges.

24 min

Credits

Host:

Steve Chiotakis

Producers:

Christian Bordal, Kathryn Barnes