The Palisades, north of the pier. The date of the picture indicated a while back so the background would look different now.
yes, cliffs at Santa Monica/Pacific Palisades. Some of these pics go back to the 1880's, 1930-40's and 2020's.
Yes... Hello, We have lived in So Cal for most of our lives, as a kid through these “old folk days.” As a kid, our dad used to take us up the coast from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara and beyond, in his old Buick sedans for our family road trip vacations. We drove by those defined cliff formations when the road was narrower and more dangerous. But, they were there. As teenagers, we drove the 40 Ford Flathead Sedan Delivery, more times than I can count when our destinations in the Summer was Malibu Point and other beach breaks along this coastal route. It was also during the Winter, when the huge winter storm swells hit the other West facing beaches like they have these past few weeks in 2024. This photo shows the closer sides of the cliff. It is from the last photo of @flyin-t with the photo array. The sloping road coming down from the top of the cliffside. And comes from the streets of the downtown area of Santa Monica. This portion of the cliff side erosion is closer to the Santa Monica Pier. Out in front is a drop down connecting road from the upper cliff area. Out on the sand beach area will be the 2028 Olympic Sand Volleyball competition in a few years. The last time my wife and I drove by on this route was going to Santa Barbara to see my brother’s remaining family, plus the return coastal highway heading home. So, we know this route. For us, it is a better way to get from our portion of coastal So Cal to the North for our longer road trips to the PNW. We like scenery on our road trips and as fast as the freeways are, we like the casual speeds offered by the coastal highways for the ambience and scenery. We had the same attitude 60 plus years ago, too. Jnaki If one drives a few miles North on PCH, the hillside cliff formations have been covered up with foliage, but there is another definite bare spot with concrete barriers to prevent further mud on the highway below during the massive winter rains we got last year. So, yes, it is in Santa Monica and the photo shows how close the old highway/beach sand was at one time in the early history of Los Angeles beaches. As a matter of fact, where we lived in Long Beach along the freeway to the harbor and L.A. River flowing was all under water at one time in its history. We have come a long way since… YRMV
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