California - Bombay Beach
Bombay Beach is a census-designated place (CDP) in Imperial County, California, United States. It is located on the Salton Sea 4 miles (6.4 km) west-southwest of Frink and is the lowest community in the United States, located 223 feet (68 m) below sea level. The population was 295 at the 2010 census, down from 366 in 2000. It is part of the El Centro, California Metropolitan Statistical Area.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2), all land.
Bombay Beach is located on the east shore of the Salton Sea and like many communities along its shores, has had to contend with fluctuating water levels. A berm now protects the west end of the town, but a portion of the town beyond the berm is either submerged or is half-buried in mud. The town of Bombay Beach is located in Southern California's Sonoran Desert.
Bombay Beach marks the southern end of the San Andreas fault.
Most residents use golf carts to get around, since the nearest gas station is 20 miles (32 km) away in Niland.
The ruins of Bombay Beach attract many photographers and visitors. The town, as well as others on the shores of the Salton Sea, is one of the lowest settlements in elevation in North America. Besides the local American Legion, the Ski Inn is the only drinking establishment or bar in the town.
Media appearances:
Bombay Beach is a film about some residents of the community, made by Israeli-born filmmaker Alma Har’el, and described by The New York Times as a "surreal documentary". The film won first prize in the documentary section of the Tribeca Film Festival in 2011.
A 2013 promotional video for the fifth season of Animal Planet's River Monsters was filmed at Bombay Beach.
Austrian singer Christina Stürmer used Bombay Beach as one of the settings for her video of the song Millionen Lichter (a million lights).
In the CBS police procedural series The Mentalist, the first episode of the sixth season "The Desert Rose" was filmed in Bombay Beach, California. The production team created a sign for the fictional "Borrego Gas Diner" to stand-in for the local bar and restaurant Ski Inn.
In 2015, the film Sky opens with an unhappily married French couple on vacation in the deserts of Southern California. While visiting Bombay Beach, they mention its potential for a very large earthquake.
A 2018 American independent drama, Desert Shores filmed at various locations in Bombay Beach and was based on George McCormick's short story Salton Sea.
(Wikipedia)
Es gibt Orte auf dieser Welt, die früher mal echte Urlaubsparadiese waren, aber heute eher an eine Geisterstadt erinnern. Bombay Beach in Südkalifornien ist ein solcher Lost Place. Trotzdem leben hier noch immer Menschen.
Salton Sea: Bombay Beach war in den 1950er- und 1960er-Jahren ein Hotspot für Promis und Reiche. Wo sich früher die Schickeria am Strand sonnte, liegen heute tote Fische. Der “Salton Sea” ist ein sehr sensibles Öko-System. Ins Wasser wagt sich heute niemand mehr. Nach den golden Zeiten ist Tristesse in Bombay Beach eingekehrt, an dem noch rund Menschen leben dort.
Nur noch wenige Tages-Touristen verirren sich in die Geisterstadt, ebenso wie ein paar Fotokünstler, die auf der Suche nach einzigartigen Motiven sind. Bombay Beach ist heute Amerikas berühmteste Geisterstadt und ein “Lost Place“. Das könnte in Zukunft vielleicht für einen Aufschwung in der Ruinen-Stadt sorgen, zumindest hoffen das die Einwohner.
(vol.at)
California - Bombay Beach
Bombay Beach is a census-designated place (CDP) in Imperial County, California, United States. It is located on the Salton Sea 4 miles (6.4 km) west-southwest of Frink and is the lowest community in the United States, located 223 feet (68 m) below sea level. The population was 295 at the 2010 census, down from 366 in 2000. It is part of the El Centro, California Metropolitan Statistical Area.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2), all land.
Bombay Beach is located on the east shore of the Salton Sea and like many communities along its shores, has had to contend with fluctuating water levels. A berm now protects the west end of the town, but a portion of the town beyond the berm is either submerged or is half-buried in mud. The town of Bombay Beach is located in Southern California's Sonoran Desert.
Bombay Beach marks the southern end of the San Andreas fault.
Most residents use golf carts to get around, since the nearest gas station is 20 miles (32 km) away in Niland.
The ruins of Bombay Beach attract many photographers and visitors. The town, as well as others on the shores of the Salton Sea, is one of the lowest settlements in elevation in North America. Besides the local American Legion, the Ski Inn is the only drinking establishment or bar in the town.
Media appearances:
Bombay Beach is a film about some residents of the community, made by Israeli-born filmmaker Alma Har’el, and described by The New York Times as a "surreal documentary". The film won first prize in the documentary section of the Tribeca Film Festival in 2011.
A 2013 promotional video for the fifth season of Animal Planet's River Monsters was filmed at Bombay Beach.
Austrian singer Christina Stürmer used Bombay Beach as one of the settings for her video of the song Millionen Lichter (a million lights).
In the CBS police procedural series The Mentalist, the first episode of the sixth season "The Desert Rose" was filmed in Bombay Beach, California. The production team created a sign for the fictional "Borrego Gas Diner" to stand-in for the local bar and restaurant Ski Inn.
In 2015, the film Sky opens with an unhappily married French couple on vacation in the deserts of Southern California. While visiting Bombay Beach, they mention its potential for a very large earthquake.
A 2018 American independent drama, Desert Shores filmed at various locations in Bombay Beach and was based on George McCormick's short story Salton Sea.
(Wikipedia)
Es gibt Orte auf dieser Welt, die früher mal echte Urlaubsparadiese waren, aber heute eher an eine Geisterstadt erinnern. Bombay Beach in Südkalifornien ist ein solcher Lost Place. Trotzdem leben hier noch immer Menschen.
Salton Sea: Bombay Beach war in den 1950er- und 1960er-Jahren ein Hotspot für Promis und Reiche. Wo sich früher die Schickeria am Strand sonnte, liegen heute tote Fische. Der “Salton Sea” ist ein sehr sensibles Öko-System. Ins Wasser wagt sich heute niemand mehr. Nach den golden Zeiten ist Tristesse in Bombay Beach eingekehrt, an dem noch rund Menschen leben dort.
Nur noch wenige Tages-Touristen verirren sich in die Geisterstadt, ebenso wie ein paar Fotokünstler, die auf der Suche nach einzigartigen Motiven sind. Bombay Beach ist heute Amerikas berühmteste Geisterstadt und ein “Lost Place“. Das könnte in Zukunft vielleicht für einen Aufschwung in der Ruinen-Stadt sorgen, zumindest hoffen das die Einwohner.
(vol.at)