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Model Railroading > A Smoggy Day In Old L. A.Date: 07/26/14 11:47 A Smoggy Day In Old L. A. Author: warrenpweiss My eyes are burning, my throat is sore and it hurts to take a deep breath. Downtown industrial area of Los Angeles in the 1950s.
Date: 07/26/14 12:02 Re: A Smoggy Day In Old L. A. Author: J.Ferris warrenpweiss Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > My eyes are burning, my throat is sore and it > hurts to take a deep breath. Downtown industrial > area of Los Angeles in the 1950s. warren, Mid to late 50's... more like a June Gloom day! Not so much smog as low overecast that seemed to make everything grey. :) J. Date: 07/26/14 12:59 Re: A Smoggy Day In Old L. A. Author: ATSF100WEST J.Ferris Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > warrenpweiss Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > My eyes are burning, my throat is sore and it > > hurts to take a deep breath. Downtown > industrial > > area of Los Angeles in the 1950s. > > warren, > > Mid to late 50's... more like a June Gloom day! > Not so much smog as low overcast that seemed to > make everything grey. :) > > J. Warren is absolutely correct. The mid-50's were L.A's worst. The sixties were slightly better. When they took the lead out of fuels is when we started to turn the corner: http://www.kcet.org/updaily/socal_focus/history/los-angeles-smoggy-past-photos-31321.html http://www.marketplace.org/topics/sustainability/we-used-be-china/la-smog-battle-against-air-pollution https://www.google.com/search?q=Mid-1950%27s+smog+in+Los+Angeles&client=firefox-a&hs=yg9&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=fflb&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=cwXUU73VB8eHogSm7oKIBw&ved=0CB4QsAQ&biw=1280&bih=890 Bob ATSF100WEST......Out Date: 07/26/14 17:00 Re: A Smoggy Day In Old L. A. Author: PHall I thought we "turned the corner" when they banned all of the back yard incinerators?
But what do I know, I grew up in the San Gabriel Valley. Date: 07/26/14 17:07 Re: A Smoggy Day In Old L. A. Author: TCnR A new form of modeling realism?
Here's 'Photochemical' Smog on Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smog Date: 07/26/14 18:47 Re: A Smoggy Day In Old L. A. Author: markloos Frighting! I lived in that, and not only have you captured it, you have described the symptoms perfectly. My lungs are hurting just looking at the picture. WELL DONE! Mark <><
Date: 07/27/14 20:20 Re: A Smoggy Day In Old L. A. Author: mwbridgwater I see a pig pointing the way to the L. A. County Fair. = )
Mark Date: 07/27/14 22:45 Re: A Smoggy Day In Old L. A. Author: warrenpweiss mwbridgwater Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > I see a pig pointing the way to the L. A. County > Fair. = ) > > Mark Good eye, Mark! It's Thummer, the old mascot of the Los Angeles County Fair. You must be a registered subscriber to watch videos. Join Today! Date: 07/28/14 17:23 Re: A Smoggy Day In Old L. A. Author: P5r24 Very nice Warren!
As real as it gets! Gary |