Comments on: Bombay Beach

By: pat sinibaldi

pat sinibaldi — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:30:27 +0000

By the way I know Corey,she has a great place. they just made a piece for a picture at the ski End and that is just one of a lot that has been made there.Just look it up,also M Jackson.

By: pat sinibaldi

pat sinibaldi — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:15:50 +0000

The band with the ladies all had there on things made from the kitchen,I will post a photo as soon I can.
Pat

By: Richard

Richard — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:00:55 +0000

Thanks for sharing the story Pat. Sounds like an interesting story with the kitchen band.

LA is way too overgrown and I’m sure there are a lot of Inland Empire communities affected by similar issues as you describe.

By: pat sinibaldi

pat sinibaldi — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:21:20 +0000

I just want to say that I have been going to BBB for many years.Have lots of fun.I have photos of the building of the center the womens club and post 801.We had more going on there then most small towns We had a kitchen band that was made up of my Mom and ladies of BBB.We started having trouble when LA moved in low income people with no jobs.There are no jobs in our little town,If you want to known more let me known.I will be in BBB for Xmas with my dad.
Pat

By: Richard Wong

Richard Wong — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 01:15:56 +0000

Thanks for sharing the story, Dave.

By: Dave Phoenix

Dave Phoenix — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:06:42 +0000

Hi my wife and I stumbled across Bombay Beach a few years’ ago whilst we were driving from San Diego to Palm Springs via the inland route. What a surreal place it is !! but we spoke to a couple of locals down by the submerged trailer park -very friendly locals and they told us the lake level rose in the mid-seventies after some storms and hence the devastation !! we are from the UK, but will never forget our visit to Bombay Beach. Dave and Pam Phoenix, United Kingdom.

By: Corey Burkett

Corey Burkett — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:28:40 +0000

U r so wrong! i live in bombay beach california
and that is not a home it is a bar that someone blew up a few years ago. dont put false info on the net.

By: Richard Wong

Richard Wong — Sat, 30 May 2009 02:30:54 +0000

Hi Rosalyn. I can understand your feelings toward Bombay Beach. I wouldn’t consider it beautiful but certainly an “interesting” place photographically.

By: Rosalyn

Rosalyn — Sat, 30 May 2009 02:11:10 +0000

I lived in Bombay Beach as a kid. As a kid living there, I guess I am having trouble seeing the beauty as all of you do. For the person who was concerened about it being safe. It is very safe there because we “residents” stay in the house during the day because it’s too hot. Or either all of the older people were hanging out at the Ski Inn or Tradewinds(I think it’s closed now).

By: Doomed in the Sea | In the Field: Picture Blog by Richard Wong

Doomed in the Sea | In the Field: Picture Blog by Richard Wong — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:01:28 +0000

[...] my first visit to Bombay Beach, I did some research online and realized that I had missed the area that had been submerged in mud [...]

By: Dave Heitkamp

Dave Heitkamp — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 13:37:34 +0000

That does sound interesting. I will try and find a copy.

Thanks!

By: Richard Wong

Richard Wong — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 06:06:21 +0000

Sounds interesting Dave. The gold mill is another place I haven’t been to.

We met a guy last week at the Salton Sea and he recommended a documentary about the Salton Sea called Plagues and Pleasures of the Salton Sea. It is supposed to be about the people who live in the communities around the lake. That video would probably be of interest to you.

By: Dave Heitkamp

Dave Heitkamp — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 02:25:40 +0000

We couldn’t get to the ranch as you needed to get on a list to do so. On our walk back from the old gold mill, we saw a tumbled down old house that looked like the bricks were made from the desert sand. The old vehicles were scattered around the desert as we walked to and from the mill. All this was great……but Bombay Beach was the highlight of my day. It was just so interesting. Go figure??

By: Richard Wong

Richard Wong — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:22:38 +0000

Hey Dave. Wow you have been getting around. Yeah I have been to JTNP a number of times over the past ten years. I haven’t had a chance to check out the ranch though but it sounds pretty cool.

By: Dave Heitkamp

Dave Heitkamp — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:14:13 +0000

I actually thanked my wife for allowing me to visit Bombay Beach and the Salton Sea. You never know where life will take you. Sounds like you have been to Joshua Tree National Park. There are some beautiful photo opportunities there. We spent hours roaming around the desert, looking at man’s attempt to exist there. We went to the dam that was built for watering the cattle and the old gold mill. we poked around abandoned trucks, a windmill and an old residence. There was snow in the high desert, so we made a snowman (In the desert!) The next day we were in Malibu, then I surfed at Huntington beach the next, Hollywood that night (My wife stood on the red carpet)and on Friday we went to Catalina Island………what a contrast!!! We live in Vermont and flew out to visit my son who lives and works in the LA area.

By: Richard Wong

Richard Wong — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 05:41:03 +0000

That is an interesting story Dave. I’m glad that you shared it because that is the same thing that was going through my mind. You sound like you have a very patient family.

That view you were at in JTNP was most likely Keys View.

By: Dave Heitkamp

Dave Heitkamp — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 03:10:12 +0000

I was at Bombay Beach on February 17th 2009 with my wife and son. We flew into LA and were at Joshua Tree State Park and looked down from a high lookout and saw The Salton Sea. I told my wife and son that I had read about the sea in National Geographic, and wanted to go there. We drove into Mecca and asked directions to Bombay Beach. We drove right down the side street to the berm and walked up and down the area and along the water. Very much abandoned and run down, but the neighborhood watch sign and the church gave us some feeling of safety.. We walked around at will for awhile and took some pictures. My son could not believe we flew 3,000 miles to look at a trailer park!!
Very interesting though.

By: Richard Wong

Richard Wong — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:50:00 +0000

Thanks Ron. Yeah I drove around the streets two or three times to make sure it would be safe enough to get out of the car for a few minutes. I was surprised at how broken down everything is on the east shore.

By: Ron Niebrugge

Ron Niebrugge — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:07:00 +0000

Hey Richard,

Cool image. That place is a bit creepy isn't it? Did you feel safe?

Ron

By: Richard Wong

Richard Wong — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 10:25:00 +0000

Thanks Brian. I figured you might like this place. I might go again in a week or two so I’ll drop you an email.