Cars stuck in mud deposit after fierce Topanga storm, 1941
Date Created and/or Issued
1941-02-20
Publication Information
Pepperdine University Libraries Eric Wienberg Collection of Malibu Matchbooks, Postcards, and Collectables [digital resource], Pepperdine University Special Collections and University Archives
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Description
Heavy rains caused mudslides and mud deposits along the Roosevelt Highway (now Pacific Coast Highway) in Topanga in late February 1941. On reverse: LA 19799 (Los Angeles Bureau). Unusual Weather For Southern California. Los Angeles, Cal., Rain that reached nearly cloudburst intensity in Los Angeles during the night continued today after blocking highways and streets with slides and floodwater. Photo shows passenger cars on Roosevelt Highway that got caught in the landslide that covered the road. NY CHI CLEV COAST TFB. "Your credit line must read (ACME)" [on label]. Looking east towards Ted's Rancho. Topanga Beach, Cal 2-20-41 [in pen]. complete;
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