The Ocean Shore Railroad was killed off by, among other things, Devil's Slide, a scenic
stretch of coastline which keeps slipping down towards the ocean. The
state took over the land to build Highway One. Highway One has fallen in
many times during or shortly after the rainy season, often being closed
for several months. This is very bad for the local economy. My dad was
involved in drilling and studying the area in the 1950s.
Today a bunch of politicians will cut the ribbon on the Devil's Slide bypass, only 16 years after the voters approved the project. Better late than never.
This sign stood at the site office of one of the contractors, on the
otherwise unused Oddstad School property. I took the photo on
10-October-2007.
Other things that killed the Ocean Shore include the 1906 Earthquake and Fire and the automobile.
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