Day 38 - Tower of Power
Like most towns, I’m sure, there are giant power lines that run through our city. They go from somewhere in the Valley following what is called “Whitnall Highway”. Originally this was supposed to be a highway 64 that would help traffic flow through Southern California. It was commissioned in the first half of the 19h century, but never was. As seen here “The Whitnall Freeway” the planned highway would have a 2.5 mile tunnel running from the Burbank side of the hollywood hills to Hollywood. It would have been the longest highway tunnel in California.
Nowadays there is no highway, freeway, tunnel or anything, but there is these Huge Powerlines…. By huge I mean, they are some of the largest of the largest. They cut across the Valley right over the hill into Hollywood. Unlike a car, they don’t need a tunnel and can easily climb over the mountain though. Visible from the air is what used to be… it’s impressive really to think about it. There are so many hidden treasures in Los Angeles which relate to the infrastructure of the first half of the century. In a way, they make Los Angeles fun to explore and discover.
I had to take a trip to the Magnolia Park Post Office today. It is a really cool, small neighborhood post office with kind staff and awesome service. Unfortunately, the Post Master General has been deciding to close it down for over a year. Somehow they are able to keep it open (most likely from the support and complaints of the citizens of Burbank). The post office is right next to the Whitnall Highway route. My Elementary School is right next to the Whitnall Highway route (Maybe that’s why I turned out so weird lol). NBC Studios & Johnny Carson Park is right on the Whitnall Highway route. Wow there’s a lot that is right on this route. It’s amazing to think about what it would have been if they had gone through with it.
Enjoy
-Steven
-Steven
