A while back, I found a really interesting presentation on dams throughout California. Everything from records to failures is covered. I encourage all interested to check it out.
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Highway Videos
A friend of mine has been posting some really good videos on roadways throughout Southern California and Arizona. I highly recommend them as they offer an opportunity to travel some of the roads without leaving the comfort of your home during this time. Roads such as US 66 across the Mojave Desert, I-10 from Los Angeles to Phoenix, I-8 across the Imperial Valley, and more are covered. Check it out!
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City of San Diego – 1970
The City of San Diego Clerk has been placing a large number of videos on YouTube over the past few months which are quite unique and eye-opening. In 1970, the City created videos of many of the roadways in San Diego. These are done in the same manner as Caltrans Photologs, which essentially takes a photo of the road every few feet or so, creating a fast motion video of the road. Roads such as Murphy Canyon Road and Kearny Villa Road no longer exist in the same manner as they did back then. Both have been greatly modified by I-15 and State 163. Some of the street names don’t match current names, however. Black Mountain Road, as shown in the video, is basically Del Mar Heights Road and Landsdale Dr, among others. Miramar Rd, in the video, covers current Eastgate Mall as well, as it was the old alignment of Miramar Rd through to UCSD.
These videos show this and more. Why not see it for yourself and be amazed! Try and count the number of spinning gas station signs too.
San Diego City Clerk YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn1v1JAjFEEvqMi-VHpee5w/videos
Seismographs Online
The California Integrated Seismic Network has an online feed showing seismographs throughout southern California.
http://www.scsn.org/index.php/earthquakes/live-seismogram-feed/index.html
Fire Information Link
This site is one of the best to get updated information on all the fires ongoing in California.