Two men stand near a crack that widened into a landslide in Elysian Park, Los Angeles, November 1937

Title: Two men stand near a crack that widened into a landslide in Elysian Park, Los Angeles, November 1937
Date Created: November 1937
Date: 1937-11
Publisher: Los Angeles Daily News
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description: Two men stand by a tell-tale crack in the earth near the top of Buena Vista Peak in Elysian Park. 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
Caption: Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Elysian Park Slip
Text from original nitrate sleeve: Elysian Park - Earth Crack

Genre: news photographs
cellulose nitrate film
Location: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Parks--California--Los Angeles
Erosion--California--Los Angeles
Landslides--California--Los Angeles
Environment
Danger
Disaster

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
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