Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
B-190-042 |
Title |
Break in the Santa Ana levee |
City File Number |
B190-FloodRioHondoSanGabrielEtc-042 |
Description |
Aerial photo of a break in the Santa Ana levee, south of Anaheim. More than six inches of rain fell throughout Southern California on March 2, 1938. Bridges were destroyed, highways sank, houses collapsed, and landslides were triggered throughout the city. From the San Gabriel Valley to the San Fernando Valley to the Pacific Palisades existing storm control drainage was no match for the overwhelming downpour. (Complete file number is B190-FloodRioHondoSanGabrielEtc-042) |
Date |
c. 1938 |
Place |
Anaheim, California |
Collection |
Los Angeles City Archives Department of Engineering Historical Photos |
Provenance |
City of Los Angeles Engineering Department |
Cataloged by |
Sklar, Anna |
Copyright |
Los Angeles City Archives, City Clerk |
Photographer |
City of Los Angeles Engineering Staff |
Search Terms |
Flooding San Gabriel River Rio Hondo |
Subjects |
Flood damage California Santa Ana Aerial photographsFlood damage California Santa Ana Break in the Santa Ana levee, south of Anaheim Flooding Rio Hondo River San Gabriel River Rio Hondo River (Calif.) |