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Title
Device monitoring the movements of a fissure in Elysian Park that would become a landslide, Los Angeles, November 1937
Date Created and/or Issued
November 1937
1937-11
Publication Information
Los Angeles Daily News
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Rights Information
US
Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Device monitoring the movements of a fissure in Elysian Park that would turn into a landslide. Device includes a watch, metal rods on either side of the crack, and a note that reads: "Watch your step - set at 11:30 AM." The landslide at the top of Buena Vista peak as this small crack in the earth. The crack began separating at a rate of about half an inch every 24 hours, then became a meandering zig-zag, and finally a landslide on November 26, 1937. During the landslide 1,500,000 tons of loose rock and dirt tumbled down the hill and onto a 600 foot stretch of Riverside Drive. The disaster caused rerouting of traffic and attracted thousands of spectators. Because the initial crack was identified early, damage and injuries were largely avoided
Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Elysian Park
Text from original nitrate sleeve: Earth Crack - Elysian Park; Resevoir; Tunnel; Mae Gillum; Louise West
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
ark:/21198/zz0025gkxm
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Landslides--California--Los Angeles
Danger
Science
Disaster
Source
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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