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Sunken City
A jumble of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliff where a landslide occurred in 1929
Category Incredible Ruins
In 1929, a landslide in San Pedro, California, caused a neighborhood of exclusive homes to tumble into the ocean. At its peak, the land movement was measured at an astounding 11 inches a day. During the slide, part of the adjoining Point Fermin Park also fell into the ocean.
Today, the area is called "Sunken City" by locals, and consists of the broken foundations of houses, abandoned streetcar tracks, buckled sidewalks, and empty streets.
The area is now a popular hiking spot.
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- Address Paseo Del Mar, San Pedro, California, United States
Exit on Gaffey from the 110 freeway, turn left, and follow it until you reach Paseo Del Mar. Turn right, and stop at the 600 block.
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Anonymous
March 4, 2012
I never new this place existed until a friend brought me. It was the most bizare place I've ever been.
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