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Posted Monday, Dec. 13, 2010; 1:18 p.m.

Ghost Town Gallery

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By Lauren Robinson
University of Southern California

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    A plane departs over Surfridge

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    Tumbleweeds line the street along Surfridge.

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    "No Trespassing" signs line 0barbed-wire fencing.

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    Fire hydrants remain in case of emergency.

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    Bushes grow through the cracked streets.

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    Graffiti is drawn on accessible blockades.

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    Earliest construction markers from 1926.

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    Birds and butterflies access the grounds easily.

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    Native plants for the El Segundo Butterfly.

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    Cement is left to deteriorate on its own.

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    Rubble from homes still remains visible.

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    Surfridge is one street away from the Pacific Ocean.


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