Men walking down a street carrying shovels after a catastrophic mudslide, La Crescenta-Montrose, 1934
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Text from negative sleeve: Floods, Montrose, 1934, In November 1933, wildfires raged through the San Gabriel Mountains above the Crescenta Valley. 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., Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds., Men walking down a street carrying shovels to provide relief work after a catastrophic mudslide. A dump truck is parked on the left and a sign on a store in the background reads "B & M Market."