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The single most influential event that caused the wine industry to leave Los Angeles was the arrival of the intercontinental railway in 1876. Connecting the city to markets and populations throughout the rest of the United States triggered a rapid industrialization and a great hunger for land to build on. Another influential event to bring about the end of this great Los Angeles winemaking tradition was a terrible blight that attacked the vineyards. This blight, which is stil