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Title
Crowd gathered to view Elysian Park landslide aftermath on Riverside Drive, 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.
Barricades regulate the crowds that have come to view the aftermath of a landslide in Elysian Park. The landslide started near the top of Buena Vista Peak as a 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 Slippage
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
ark:/21198/zz0025gmrh
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Landslides--California--Los Angeles
Environment
Spectators--California--Los Angeles
Barricades--California--Los Angeles
Disaster
Crowds--California--Los Angeles
Source
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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