All posts by Michael F Ballard

Michael F Ballard is the author and administrator of the Southern California Regional Rocks and Roads website, https://socalregion.com, since 1995. I have been studying the geology and highway history throughout southern California for most of my life. I am also the President of the Ridge Route Preservation Organization. Founder of the Historic Highway 99 Association of California, https://historic99.org .
District 7, Guide, Highways, Los Angeles, Updates, US 101, Website News

Website Updates

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Over the past week or so, I’ve been working to add more content to the site. Not to avoid completing the existing pages either, just to fill in some gaps. Here are some of the updates:

  • New Website Feature – a new Discussion Forums feature has been added. It is an experiment, so we’ll see where it goes.
  • New Section – Civic Information – These pages give links to every incorporated city in Southern California and give a bit of information about each county as well. The links are finished, but the format is still being worked on.
  • New Page – Seeking Old Highways – A while back I was working on putting up a guide to looking for old roads, bridges, and signs. It is still a work-in-progress, but has now been more given its own page in the Highways section.
  • Additional Historic Photos – Old photos of US 101 in the Los Angeles area have been added to the US 101 page.
Advocacy, California, Southern California, Website News

New website section coming soon

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Back when this site was just covering Santa Clarita, it had a section called Civic Information. I plan to bring this back, with a difference. Instead of covering just that city, all incorporated cities in Southern California will be covered. City websites, contact information, and more will be posted. I feel it is important to be able to connect with your local government. We all want something better, why not do so by getting involved ourselves and working towards that goal together?

Acton, Agua Dulce, Disaster, Los Angeles County, Metrolink, Railroads, San Gabriel Mountains, Sand Fire, Santa Clarita, Southern California, Updates, Wildfire

Sand Fire Information

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As the Sand Fire has grown quite substantially in the past few days, it has become more difficult to track where it is going. I’ve found a couple of good links for up-to-date information on this fire. Map below courtesy of the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

California, District 7, DTLA, Highways, Image, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Roads, Southern California, SR-110, US 101

Image of the Week – 7/17/2016

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Four Level Interchange in 1998. US 101 goes left/right and SR-110 goes up/down.
Four Level Interchange in 1998. US 101 goes left/right and SR-110 goes up/down.
California, DTLA, Image, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Southern California, Travel

Image of the Week – 7/7/2016

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Southwestern Downtown Los Angeles from the US Bank Tower - SkySpace-LA. The building under construction in the Wilshire Grand Tower, soon to be taller, but not actually higher than the US Bank Tower.
Southwestern Downtown Los Angeles from the US Bank Tower – SkySpace-LA. The building under construction in the Wilshire Grand Tower, soon to be taller, but not actually higher than the US Bank Tower.