Sign warns pedestrians and drivers of landslide danger near the Figueroa St. tunnel, Los Angeles, November 1937

Description

Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds., Sign warns people to vacate the area due to landslide danger near the Figueroa St. tunnel. The landslide occurred in Elysian Park in November 1937. It began as a small crack on Buena Vista Peak and continued to widen until the landslide dumped millions of tons of loose rock and dirt down the slope and on to Riverside Drive., Text from original nitrate sleeve: Elysian Park Earth Crack, Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Elysian Park Earth Crack - no Figueroa St. Tunnel