Remains of beach apartments destroyed by fire, 1938
Date Created and/or Issued
1938-11-25
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
A devastating brush fire jumped the highway, demolishing beach structures between Topanga Canyon and Las Flores Canyon following Thanksgiving of 1938. Several other blazes caused similar damage in at least three other Southern California due to dry, windy conditions. On reverse: CL 10,005 "ACME TELEPHOTO" Cleveland Bureau. Brush fire destroys Californian homes. Santa Monica, Calif. Pictured above is all that remains of two apartment houses, of 11 units each, and six bugalows on the beach near Santa Monica. Destroyed by brush fries. The fires raging in three southern Californian counties have destroyed more than 150 homes. P/CL Your credit line must read(ACME TELEPHOTO) [on label]. Acme Newspictures Inc. Cleveland Bureau, 1200 West Third St. Please credit ACME photo. This picture is sold to you for your publication only and must not be loaned, duplicated or used for advertising purposes without written permission from us [stamped]. Between Topanga Point and Ted's Rancho [in pen]. complete;
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