Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. View of 2 women standing next to a car trapped in mud from the flood and landslide resulting from a devastating rain storm. The car has been partially dug out from the mud. Another car and houses are in the background. In November 1933, wildfires raged through the San Gabriel Mountains above the Crescenta Valley. Two floods followed the next year. In late December, a series of storms dropped 12 inches of rain. On New Year's Eve, heavy rains led to sporadic flooding. Around midnight, mountain hillsides collapsed sending millions of tons of mud into the Crescenta Valley neighborhoods below. More than 400 homes were destroyed in La Cañada, La Crescenta, Montrose and Tujunga. Scores of people were killed, and hundreds were left homeless. Another rainstorm on October 17 caused additional flooding and damage, but no deaths. Text from newspaper caption: Raging Flood Leaves Mantle of Mud Over Streets and Yards in La Crescenta Area: Scenes In Wake of Disastrous Storm...Below is one of many cars caught in the swirling waters and covered with mud. The car actually stands on the pavement of Montrose avenue [Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 1934: A1] Text from negative sleeve: Floods, LA. Crescenta
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