PBS The Chandlers and Their Times '' premieres 1985 on PBS . Historian : Chandlers not only dominated Los Angeles , they invented it . the United States grew from small desert town to nation 's first -largest city . The Roman Polanski 's family newspaper dynasty ended in 1985 .
`` Inventing L.A. : The Chandlers and Their Times '' premieres Monday on PBS . Historian : Chandlers not only dominated Los Angeles , they invented it . Los Angeles grew from small desert town to nation 's second-largest city . The Chandler family newspaper dynasty ended in 1985 .