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[https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/slab-city-california-last-free-place-america/ by Charlie Hailey 2/11/18 ZOCALO] | [https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/slab-city-california-last-free-place-america/ by Charlie Hailey 2/11/18 ZOCALO] | ||
When the alert pinged on my phone, I thought of Austin and his house of wooden pallets. A “wall of dust” roiled toward Slab City and other “impacted locations” in California’s Imperial County, and the National Weather Service warned: “avoid outdoor exposure.” It was an official weather bulletin for an unofficial place. An advisory with no remedy, because with pallets for walls there is no inside. | When the alert pinged on my phone, I thought of Austin and his house of wooden pallets. A “wall of dust” roiled toward Slab City and other “impacted locations” in California’s Imperial County, and the National Weather Service warned: “avoid outdoor exposure.” It was an official weather bulletin for an unofficial place. An advisory with no remedy, because with pallets for walls there is no inside. | ||
=====Slab City – California’s Gold (806)===== | |||
[https://blogs.chapman.edu/huell-howser-archives/1997/01/08/slab-city-californias-gold-806/ by CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY] | |||
The California desert has always been a place filled with mystery … and surprises! When you travel through our desert you’re never sure what you’re gonna see, who you’re gonna meet, or what strange and wonderful experiences you’re gonna have. Huell Howser discovered that first hand on a recent trip to the Salton Sea community of Niland. | |||
