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Originally Posted by tovangar2
The photo below shows what condemned Surfridge. LAX jumped Sepulveda Blvd when the 1953 Sepulveda tunnel allowed runway expansion to the west. Before the tunnel, Mines Field, as it used to be called, was east of Sepulveda, stretching to Aviation, with the northern and southern borders at Century & Imperial HWY. Imperial has held firm, so far, on the south, but the west-of-Sepulveda part of the airport reaches north to Manchester PKWY and a big chunk of land east of Aviation is now an overflight area.
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If anyone wants to know why Mines Field was expanded into LA's main airport, rather than an existing or new one in the Valley, just follow the money. |
I love Surfridge. I used to bike over the one open road they have that goes through there, sandpiper. It used to be open to cars but they closed it after 9/11
Here's a cool fade between 1969 and today on the PCH. There are a ton of pix on the web. Here, I'll post a few.
http://www.lakata.org/arch/surfridge...69_to_2011.m4v
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And here is a great video of the whole place. Enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=ZcOHTlnJKKg
And one more neat video about the area.
http://www.5min.com/Video/WHAT-REMAI...-Rey-517545332