Los Angeles River, Los Angeles, California, United States (Google Maps ⧉, OpenStreetMap ⧉)

"they heard the calls of the birds for the first time in months, the keek-keek of highflying, black-necked stilts heading for the nearby Los Angeles River, and the three-note carols of American robins"

"Chernobyl, while tempted, felt that, in the end, Dickens’s proximity to the Los Angeles River and sewage treatment plants was a problem."

"Welcome to the Glorious City of Dickens: The Urban Paradise on the Banks of the Los Angeles River."