Palisades del Rey
| Palisades del Rey | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname : Surfridge | |||
 Deserted streets of Palisades del Rey to the left of Los Angeles International Airport |
|||
| Location in California | |||
|
|||
| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1921 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | California | ||
| County : | Los Angeles County | ||
| Coordinates : | 33 ° 56 ′ N , 118 ° 26 ′ W | ||
|
Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
0 (as of 2015) Los Angeles |
||
| Height : | 41 m | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1670003 | ||
Palisades del Rey (also Palisades Del Rey , German, King palisade ') was a 1921 on the front to 41 meters high above sea coastal dune founded settlement, designed by Dickinson & Gillespie Co. Today's deserted village belongs to the municipality of Playa del Rey in California Los Angeles County . All of the former houses had been built according to individual plans, many as beach houses owned by Hollywood actors and producers, including Cecil B. DeMille and Charles Bickford .
The distinctive Surfridge Estates settlement was built on the southern part of today's Playa del Rey . This is directly to the west behind the current runway of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and north of El Segundo . The area is separated from LAX Airport to the east by Pershing Drive, to the north it is bordered by the inhabited area of Playa del Rey by Waterview Street and Napoleon Street, to the south by the Imperial Highway and to the west by Vista Del Mar separated from Dockweiler State Beach on the Pacific coast .
Development of the settlement
Surfridge was developed as “an isolated playground for the rich” in the 1920s and 1930s and was reserved for the white population. In 1925, the designer opened a $ 1000 competition (which would be $ 14,560 today) to find the best name for the settlement. A Los Angeles resident's suggestion "Surfridge" won. The Los Angeles Times wrote that "Surfridge" "because of its brevity, euphony, ease of pronunciation ... but above all because it tells the story of this new wonder city " was chosen .
Vendors pitched tents on the dunes and sold land for $ 50 down payment, which would be $ 728 today, plus 36 monthly installments of $ 20. On the outside, the houses had to have brick , stone or plaster ; Timber frame construction was prohibited. Development was slowed by the onset of the Great Depression , but in the early 1930s the wealthy began to buy several lots to build large houses. They were followed by members of an expanding upper middle class.
The then tramway operated by Los Angeles Pacific Electric joined the area.
The airport
In 1928, a small airfield called Mines Field , later LAX, opened east of Surfridge . It became a popular place for local residents to watch the air show.
After the Second World War , the number of air travelers increased and with it the number of aircraft that flew low over Surfridge. Many residents had got used to the noise of the propeller planes, but the jet engines were too loud and the noise pollution increased continuously.
Beginning in the 1960s, the area was gradually bought up by the City of Los Angeles to facilitate airport expansion and to allay concerns about jet aircraft noise. Homeowners were forced to cede the property to the city in a series of expropriation purchases . Several homeowners sued the city and stayed in their homes for several years after most of the homes were vacated. By 1972, all of the 800 to 900 houses had been relocated or demolished.
Fearing that someone might attack planes hidden behind the inner dune with a portable rocket launcher , the open land and the old streets that used to lead around the houses were cordoned off with barbed wire fences . The area thus developed into a refuge for the endangered butterfly El Segundo Blue ( Euphilotes battoides allyni ) .
Web links
- Video: Surfridge and Palisades Del Rey - What Remains (Surfridge and Palisades Del Rey - What Remains)
- The remains of a Hollywood playground wiped off the map ( The remains of a Hollywood playground are disappearing from the map)
- Surfridge: A Los Angeles Ghost Town ( Surfridge: A Los Angeles Ghost Town )
- Surfridge Ghosttown Photos, Videos, Information and Links
- Kytka Hilmar-Jezek: Los Angeles Ghost Town , Tres Bohemes from August 24, 2015, a series of photos with text based on Wikipedia
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Palisades del Rey in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- ↑ "Ghostown del Rey" ( Memento of the original from February 12, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on Elsegundo.net
- ↑ Waffling article on JWAirFair.com
- ↑ Proposed Surfridge Memorial ( Memento of the original from April 26, 2009 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on TheGeister.com
- ↑ a b c d e f g Max Anton: LAX ghost town a home to memories and rare butterflies . In: The Los Angeles Times. March 2, 2013
- ↑ a b c d e David J. Duke Dukesherer: Surfridge and Palisades Del Rey Series: What Remains from November 21, 2012 imdb.com
- ↑ Los Angeles Ghost Town: At the Hands of LAX ( Memento of the original from April 29, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Traci Watson: Rare Butterflies Flying High at Los Angeles Airport. In: National Geographic . April 21, 2016.
