Another tour inside the abandoned North Shore Beach & Yacht Club. This is the second floor.

A quick tour of the abandoned North Shore Yacht Club at the Salton Sea in the middle of the desert in California.

Bask in its glory. The North Shore Yacht Club is an historically significant--not to mention architecturally significant--part of California's legacy. The North Shore Yacht club was the whimsical design of noted architect Albert Frey, who just happened to be a resident of the Coachella Valley. Completed in 1958 by developers Ray Ryan and Trav Rogers, North Shore Beach Yacht Club was one of the largest marinas in Southern California and carried a price tag of $2 million. Celebrities like The Beach Boys, Jerry Lewis, and the Marx Brothers partied there and / or docked boats at the marina.

Renovation of the old Yacht Club on the North Shore of the Salton Sea; the Albert Frey building will be restored and turned into a community center and child care facility. The $3.5 million project will create 80 construction jobs.

This location is featured in the video Swing Out Sister - Fooled By A Smile

The Salton Sea was recently featured on Life After People on the History Channel.

I have several hundred Salton Sea photos - including many of what is seen in this video - on my Flickr page at http://www.flickr.com/photos/slworking/sets/72157605264326878/

Grand reopening of the Salton Sea History Museum. Now located at 72-120 S. Lincoln Street (end of road across creek), Mecca, CA 92254

News video: http://www.kesq.com/video/30403959/index.html

Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Salton-Sea-History-Museum/125597164130869

Museum homepage: http://www.saltonseamuseum.org/

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[darkteen666]

cool video

[slworking2]

@darkteen666 Thx.

[reneevargas]

I live close by...wish I had taken footage before the renovation...I did a tour of the new museum...the curator says the water in the sea is safe enough to drink! Yikes!

I cannot agree with that...the sea is polluted by agriculture and is fed by fresh water from the Whitewater Wash, Alamo River and the New River...but it is not enough. The sea was formed by an engineering accident in 1905, flooding. But there was water oft and on over the years from the Colorado River.

[slworking2]

@reneevargas I need to visit the Salton Sea again soon. I normally visit from San Diego several times a year, but haven't been able to afford the gas for the 3-hour drive lately. I've seen the new museum, too. I also got a chance to film the progress of the renovation - check out the rest of my vids of this place. The curator of the museum - Jennie Kelly - is very nice.

As for the water quality, I'll agree that the Sea is safe to SWIM in - as safe as the Pacific Ocean, at least.

[slworking2]

@MsSammis YW

[MsSammis]

@slworking2 Thank you for your answers.

[slworking2]

@MsSammis The salinity of the water increased to an unnatural level - and the fish began to die off in massive numbers. Hundreds of thousands of dead fish would wash ashore. Suddenly, the area no longer appealed to boaters and swimmers. The Salton Sea needs a source of fresh water so that the salinity can be brought down to a natural level. The plans to fix the Sea are expected to cost billions of dollars, however, so nothing is likely to be done anytime soon.

[MsSammis]

The only problem was salt which destroyed or there is more reason.

[happymike44]

The North Shore Yacht Club will soon be restored and turned into a museum for all to see.

This is one of the few remaining buildings of the architect to survive.

Glad to see that it will not fall victim to the wrecking ball.

[slworking2]

I have much more footage in still photos over on my Flickr page. Google Flickr slworking2 to find my Flickr page (can't post a URL here as YouTube blocks URLs).