Friday, March 12. 2010Photos: Claremont Ruins at Palmer Canyon
Here are some of the photographs I took of West Fork and Palmer Canyon, during this hike. This is a secluded, private community which was destroyed by the Grand Prix/Old/Padua Fires in 2003, where only about four out of many homes in the Palmer Canyon community survived. The rest were been burned to their foundations and stone structures. Rebuilding has not occurred due to red tape regarding building codes, with the city. It is a striking sight to see how quickly nature has moved in to reclaim the abandoned areas.
 Entrance from West Fork Mountainway.  Destroyed car, trash, and wood pile.  A wide view of some ruins (large image).  A wall and surviving gas tank.  A water pump.  As far as I could walk along West Fork.  "Wher Love Abide"  A wooden beam bridge.  A watering reservoir for the oak tree.  A surviving house.  A stuffed bear on the tree.  Probably for composting.  A terraced ruin.  Getting power.  Probably a bathroom.  A small waterfall along the creek.  Bilingual notice of camera surveillance.  Solar water heater.  Standard metal folding chair.  Ruins with intact chimney.  Probably a sauna.  A burned sewing machine.  The road is very overgrown further north.  The road is also obstructed by debris.  Into a portal.  A side room or other entrance.  A castle like wall.  Blue tile fountain on top of the castle walls.  The fireplace is intact.  Another surviving house, with heavy security.  A destroyed truck.  Ruins for sale.  Some redecorating happened here.  Usually the road looks like this.  Electrical meter.  One of many no trespass signs.  Looking back at the main entrance.  The main entrance is clearly signed.  Some patio furniture.  More patio furniture.  One should not park in this area.  Yet another reminder not to trespass.  Signs remind us that ruins are still private property.  Stairs overgrown with greenery.  Overgrown stairs and some metal rods.  Some more ruins.  Still more ruins.  A cement mixer.  So many ruins.  A makeshift bridge.  A mini-fridge.  Rebar or a fence.  Maybe a hot tub.  Intact house and abandoned truck.  Intact truck with ruined house.  This was once a kitchen.  An old air compressor.  Ruins along West Fork Canyon.  A flowerpot.  A fruit tree flourishes despite the destruction.  Exposed rebar.  A lamp post.  A fallen tree blocks the path.  Cow colored tree on stairs.  Damaged metal bridge.  Some mice tried to drink stagnant water.  Debris on top of a foundation.  Electric meter in stone wall.  Burnt down tree.  Eroded driveway.  Community mailboxes.  Metal remains of a bridge.  Some ruins viewed from within.  Maybe a storage room.  A treehouse survives in the back.  Rusted and abandoned machinery.  Yet more ruins.  Algae thrives in a flowerpot.  A memorial.  5226.  5500.  4937. Trackbacks
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