Not good on Rossmore Avenue
Why do certain streets always flood? Like the shoreline streets of Seal Beach, or Warner-PCH in Huntington Beach. The Times' Victoria Kim reports today from another one -- Rossmore at Beverly in Hancock Park:
Major flooding closed down a portion of Rossmore Avenue between Beverly Boulevard and 3rd Street in Hancock Park. Water submerged two cars that were on the road at about 6 a.m. and was rippling into driveways of some of the stately homes. "We're trapped every year," said resident Erma Lester. "We're seniors. If we had to go to the doctor, we wouldn't be able go."
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Folks, Rossmore Avenue, and most of the Hancock Park plains area, had [ancient] stream beds traversing throughout that fed from rain/runoff off the south-facing Hollywood Hills. What you're experiencing NOW is one of those ''streams'' wanting to come back to life during a rain event.
While it may have been OK to construct mansions every half mile or so in that area during early 1900's --- developing every square inch of land since then was not the brightest idea. Blame developers wanting to squeeze every dollar out of over-paved land-- and NOT local government.
Posted by: Oscar A. | January 25, 2008 at 05:12 PM
Fairfax always floods north of Wilshire up to about Beverly. Experienced drivers know to use the left lane. Last night I was driving through the pouring rain at a moderate speed, slowing for a big puddle ahead, and a couple of SUV's with their higher clearance, decided I was much too slow so they speeded over to the right lane, causing waves 6 feet high that blinded me and soaked the poor people waiting for the bus, the ultimate indignity when you have to be out it this weather.
Oh, it would be so nice to be in the warm, cozy red line tunnel, if only I could get there and if only it went anywhere that I wanted to go.
Posted by: Cathy | January 25, 2008 at 12:35 PM