Two men examine a large crack in the earth that would eventually become a landslide in Elysian Park, Los Angeles, November 1937

Item Overview

Title

Two men examine a large crack in the earth that would eventually become 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

Notes

Description

Two men examine a large crack in the earth that would eventually become a landslide in Elysian Park. The landslide started near the top of Buena Vista Peak as a small fissure. The fissure began separating around November 15, 1937 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

Text from original nitrate sleeve: Elysian Park - Earth Slippage
Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Elysian Park Earth crack

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

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