[Sasquatch]

I've done a couple of these threads sharing some of the beauty of CA. Most of the spots are hikes I have gone on. This one happens to be a hike that I've always wanted to do. To an old Nazi compound in the heart of Los Angeles (you know, where all the snowflakes clutch their pearls over the thought of Nazi's). Since the subject has been in the News ad nauseum as of late I thought I'd share a little about this piece of darker California history.

This compound was no joke as it housed a terraced mountainside for agriculture, a sprinkler system, a 20,000-gallon fuel tank, a power station that could support a small town, a 395,000-gallon concrete water tank. The reason for this place being built was the Nazi's in California during WW2 believed Germany would win and wanted to have a place for Hitler to stay when he was in California. The place is now in ruins of course and most likely going to be torn down soon (some demolition has already taken place). I find it funny and a bit ironic this place existed here in Liberal run CA. Obviously it was a different time back then.

Here's the full story on the place with a few pictures of what's left and much more info on it.

The region was a hotbed of activity for Nazi sympathizers. The Silver Shirts, an underground fascist organization, which had a nationwide membership of between 15,000 and 50,000, had a handful of chapters in the greater Los Angeles region.

Inside Los Angeles?s Abandoned Nazi Compound

 

[Camel923]

That is amazing. Never heard of it before.

 

[Slippy]

Thanks @Sasquatch

Very interesting

 

[stowlin]

We use to hike north of SF where they build several major gun bunkers to stop the Japanese from invading. All but the guns remain. Symbols of war imagine that around of SF.

 

[SOCOM42]

We use to hike north of SF where they build several major gun bunkers to stop the Japanese from invading. All but the guns remain. Symbols of war imagine that around of SF.

The threat was real, Ships were sunk just off shore.

Jap sub shelled the LA area.

There are/were a lot of coastal artillery bunkers here, all around, protecting Boston and the navy yard.

I have been through a few of them.

Some had 12 inch disappearing guns.

 

[stowlin]

There was a Japanese family interned from the San Jose area. After leaving their home authorities found directions to a factory in Fremont, CA nearby where they made props for airplanes. We only had two such factories at the time both quite small. The found a radio system at their home and had found them to be talking with a submarine on how to get explosives. If that had happened who knows.

The threat was real, Ships were sunk just off shore.

Jap sub shelled the LA area.

There are/were a lot of coastal artillery bunkers here, all around, protecting Boston and the navy yard.

I have been through a few of them.

Some had 12 inch disappearing guns.

 

[Sasquatch]

We use to hike north of SF where they build several major gun bunkers to stop the Japanese from invading. All but the guns remain. Symbols of war imagine that around of SF.

We have the same thing in So Cal. Bolsa Chica wetlands on the bluffs are 50mm turrets. Guns are obviously gone but there are plaques explaining what they are. Pretty cool to see.

 

[MI.oldguy]

We use to hike north of SF where they build several major gun bunkers to stop the Japanese from invading. All but the guns remain. Symbols of war imagine that around of SF.

The Marin headlands.used to get a kegger or two and head up there to party.Nike bases,old bunkers,gun emplacements.a small museum,had cut away missiles and a restored missile bunker you could enter.Also....just above Pacifica,(So.of SF) there was a Nike Base,used to see Nike X missiles come up under drill when I was a kid.decommissioned in late 60's.Fort Funston (WWII gun emplacement)was a cool place to explore too.

 

[NKAWTG]

Looking at the pictures I just have to say "My those Nazi's were colorful" :tango_face_smile:

 

[Gator Monroe]

The Bundists of the North East (New York , New Jersey ,Connecticut …) Had camps in the hinterlands of those states that rivaled the Socialist /Communist communes & Kiddie Red Diaper Baby Camps of the Catskills in the late 30s