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Which Way, L.A.?

Documentary on the Chandlers Airs Tonight

The Chandler family owned the Los Angeles Times through four generations.  They used it to help turn a tiny western outpost into a world metropolis and to make the Chandler family very rich. That story unfolds tonight at 9pm on KCET-TV in a documentary called Inventing LA : The Chandlers and their Times.

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By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

The Chandler family owned the Los Angeles Times through four generations. They used it to help turn a tiny western outpost into a world metropolis and to make the Chandler family very rich. That story unfolds tonight at 9pm on KCET-TV in a documentary called Inventing LA: The Chandlers and their Times. Native Angeleno Peter Jones is the writer, producer and director.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Frances Anderton

    architecture critic and author

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    Christian Bordal

    Managing Producer, Greater LA

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    Peter Jones

    Writer, director and producer, 'Inventing LA: The Chandlers and Their Times'

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