Timeline for Where is the "Northwest Valley" referred to in the 1974 Movie "Chinatown"?
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| Jan 15, 2023 at 20:39 | vote | accept | Digger | ||
| Jan 15, 2023 at 20:39 | answer | added | Digger | timeline score: 1 | |
| Dec 30, 2022 at 12:53 | comment | added | Tetsujin | If it's a fictitious re-telling of something based vaguely around historical fact, it's equally likely they 'changed the names to protect the innocent [or guilty]' so as to not attract legal or other unwelcome attention. | |
| Dec 27, 2022 at 15:27 | history | edited | Digger | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Dec 27, 2022 at 14:48 | comment | added | Digger | @JasonPSallinger I'm pretty sure, due to the way the events in the subject movie played out, that we can eliminate the Owens Valley here. | |
| Dec 27, 2022 at 14:47 | comment | added | Digger | @ToddWilcox I could not find any references that referred to the San Fernando Valley as the "Northwest Valley." As stated in the OP, I only assumed that the characters in the movie were referring to the northwest part of same... | |
| Dec 27, 2022 at 14:45 | comment | added | Digger | @OldPadawan I could not find any references that referred to the San Fernando Valley as the "Northwest Valley." As stated in the OP, I only assumed that the characters in the movie were referring to the northwest part of same... | |
| Dec 27, 2022 at 14:21 | comment | added | Jason P Sallinger | Since this is a movie about the water wars, I assume it is about Owens Valley. | |
| Dec 27, 2022 at 1:47 | comment | added | Todd Wilcox | It’s not just a reference to the northwest part of the valley? | |
| Dec 26, 2022 at 20:33 | history | edited | F1Krazy | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Dec 26, 2022 at 19:50 | comment | added | OldPadawan | Northwest Valley = San Fernando Valley as you mention it, no? What makes you think it's not the right place/answer? | |
| Dec 26, 2022 at 17:57 | history | edited | Digger | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Dec 26, 2022 at 17:49 | history | asked | Digger | CC BY-SA 4.0 |