For decades, authorities treated the Los Angeles River as a flood channel. They recently permitted guided kayak tours.
Ever since the 1930s, when the Army Corps of Engineers built a massive flood-control channel to contain the Los Angeles River, its graffiti-scrawled concrete banks have served as a drainage ditch and as a backdrop for countless Hollywood chase scenes. It hasn't been used for recreation -- in fact, boating was prohibited until recently. Now environmentalists working to restore the river are leading kayak tours. Reporter: Chris Richard
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