Post #739986 by AceExplorer on Tue, Mar 24, 2015 1:27 PM

The big storm and flooding which came down from the mountains will happen again someday. I wonder how their flood control is different now than it was back in the late 60's when the Kapu Kai was damaged and forced to close?

I was born not too far from the Kapu Kai, in Pomona, and I lived my first 11 years in the Pomona Valley. It was always a hot and dry place in the foothills, but when it stormed and rained, look out! As I got older, I came to spend quite a bit of time in the mountains surrounding that part of So Cal. I wish I had been more aware of the demise of the many things I grew up seeing. The valley was rich with mid-century neon from bowling alleys, huge and glamorous car-hop restaurants, and many other cool things. It's a very different place today, but it still retains that hot and dry feel I remember when I lived there.