Baldwin Hills Dam Disaster and Flood

On December 14th 1963 in the hills about Los Angeles, the Baldwin Hills Reservoir suddenly cracked and eventually failed flooding the neighborhood below. Several people died and many homes were destroyed. Those of us who were there were already shaken by the death of John Kennedy only three weeks earlier. The reservoir's floodwaters literally washed in the turbulent times that lay ahead.

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News & Politics

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• Baldwin
• Hills
• Dam
• Flood
• 1960's

[MilesBennetDyson]

"Workers desperately tried to repair the breach..."

*shows footage of guy hacking away with a pickaxe*

:/

[heyParkIt]

dam

[MrFlashfly]

I lived in Torrence Calif as a child when this went down ... footage of christmas trees and presents floating in streets really put the 'hook' in me.

[lovelplants]

the video is old and still very tragic...

[1betrman]

Folks This is how Two Men and a Pick Axe got started.

Now Franchising in a water front community near you!

[studiosinger]

The final analysis was the local oil drilling nearby contributed to weakening the damn's infrastructure.

[devgowri]

@MilesBennetDyson i think they are trying to reduce the pressure by digging the chasm wide

[dbmrhi]

Mann I remember when this happened. We were living in Culver City and a couple days later my dad put us all in the station wagon and we drove through the BH neighborhood to take a look. It was total devastation.

[Cronopioslover274]

Ok. Thanks for responding, but is 5300 Rodeo Blvd. 

[seamusmcmeel]

@Cronopioslover274 5300 village green los angeles ca 90016 , at the back of it