I am doing a presentation on agriculture in the Imperial Valley this week and this really helped me understand the background better. Thank you so much! Great video and very entertaining.
Winchester road or old hwy 395 California , there is an entire community named Winchester, just west of Hemet CA. In case you didnt know! Cool for you . with a very interesting site called "maze rock"possible native american? Rock art? Some info on the web ! In case you are interested. Not everybody knows about these places, but if you are a Winchester you should be informed. And made aware . For name sake!
Estoy preparando una exposicion sobre la falla Imperial en el Valle de Mexicali-Imperial y este excelente video asi como una serie de fotos aereas oblicuas tomadas despues del temblor del "cuarenta" (18May,Mw=6.9) por el IID, las cuales me fueron proporcionadas en 1989, son una excelente fuente de informacion para poder realizar junto con Google Earth un buen trabajo practicamente sin esfuerzo. Gracias!.
I GREW UP IN THE IMPERIAL VALLEY 10 MILES EAST OF HOLTVILLE RIGHT ON THE EAST HIGHLINE CANAL. IT WAS MY SWIMMING POOL. THE SCHOOL BUS WASN'T ALLOWED TO DRIVE DOWN THE DIRT ROAD ALONG THE CANAL FOR SAFTEY REASONS SO WE HAD TO WALK ABOUT ONE MILE TO OUR HOUSE. IT WAS A GREAT LIFE. WE HAD THE DESERT ACCESS THE EAST HIGHLINE AND WE COULD GO EXPLORE EVERY WEEKEND. I NOW LIVE IN THAILAND AND IN A LOT OF WAYS IT REMINDS ME OF IMPERIAL VALLEY. IT VERY HOT EXCEPT FOR THE HUMIDITY AND THE FIELDS OF RICE LOOK VERY SIMILAR TO THE FIELDS OF ALFALFA. THERE ARE LOTS OF LITTLE BROWN PEOPLE AND ALOT OF THEM CAN'T SPEAK ENGLISH. VERY SIMILAR TO THE IMPERIAL VALLEY. LOL
I drove around the Salton Sea while on a California-Nevada Road Trip a few years back and then learned about its history afterwards. I was expecting Salton City and Bombay Beach to be beautiful resorts, but instead found what looked like the apocalypse. I can't find anything that shows the route of the entire path of the Alamo Canal and River. I tried tracing along the dry Alamo River in Mexico on a map, but it's path seems to just end as I go West. Greetings from Toronto, ON Canada (near homeland of George Chaffey)
Grew up in east San Diego County. Nicely done. Excellent doc on the valley, finally I've the back story on so many places and events that I had only minimal knowledge of. Thanks
Thank God and to these men that make the valley into what it is now I work here live here and probably will die here what a beautiful place in Valley California
You completely skipped over Laguna dam? A number of similarities to the Salt River Valley in central Arizona (Phoenix metro), where the Salt and Verde river's join. Mother Nature is not to be trifled with. Half measures and short sighted planning will never do!
I was also born in Calexico, and yes I am also proud of my home town. My first wife is also from Calexico, and my second wife is from Imperial. I have deep roots in the Valley, I never miss a chance to go there.
I grew up across the street from the narrator. I loved this documentary, My great grandfather was an engineer on the All American Canal It would be amazing to see the valley in the old days...
Absolutely brilliant. Well done. I am a tour guide and primarily do Hoover Dam tours, this was terrific.
I am doing a presentation on agriculture in the Imperial Valley this week and this really helped me understand the background better. Thank you so much! Great video and very entertaining.
Heffernan Ave calexico
Rockwood Ave calexico
Heber Rd. imperial valley
Pretty cool huh
Winchester road or old hwy 395 California , there is an entire community named Winchester, just west of Hemet CA. In case you didnt know! Cool for you . with a very interesting site called "maze rock"possible native american? Rock art? Some info on the web ! In case you are interested. Not everybody knows about these places,
but if you are a Winchester you should be informed. And made aware . For name sake!
@timwinchester3822
Heber Ave --> Calexico
I grew up it Ontario, never knew any of Chaffey's accomplishments...
Estoy preparando una exposicion sobre la falla Imperial en el Valle de Mexicali-Imperial y este excelente
video asi como una serie de fotos aereas oblicuas tomadas despues del temblor del "cuarenta"
(18May,Mw=6.9) por el IID, las cuales me fueron proporcionadas en 1989, son una excelente fuente de
informacion para poder realizar junto con Google Earth un buen trabajo practicamente sin esfuerzo. Gracias!.
I GREW UP IN THE IMPERIAL VALLEY 10 MILES EAST OF HOLTVILLE RIGHT ON THE EAST HIGHLINE CANAL. IT WAS MY SWIMMING POOL. THE SCHOOL BUS WASN'T ALLOWED TO DRIVE DOWN THE DIRT ROAD ALONG THE CANAL FOR SAFTEY REASONS SO WE HAD TO WALK ABOUT ONE MILE TO OUR HOUSE. IT WAS A GREAT LIFE. WE HAD THE DESERT ACCESS THE EAST HIGHLINE AND WE COULD GO EXPLORE EVERY WEEKEND.
I NOW LIVE IN THAILAND AND IN A LOT OF WAYS IT REMINDS ME OF IMPERIAL VALLEY. IT VERY HOT EXCEPT FOR THE HUMIDITY AND THE FIELDS OF RICE LOOK VERY SIMILAR TO THE FIELDS OF ALFALFA. THERE ARE LOTS OF LITTLE BROWN PEOPLE AND ALOT OF THEM CAN'T SPEAK ENGLISH. VERY SIMILAR TO THE IMPERIAL VALLEY. LOL
#Seeley
I drove around the Salton Sea while on a California-Nevada Road Trip a few years back and then learned about its history afterwards. I was expecting Salton City and Bombay Beach to be beautiful resorts, but instead found what looked like the apocalypse.
I can't find anything that shows the route of the entire path of the Alamo Canal and River. I tried tracing along the dry Alamo River in Mexico on a map, but it's path seems to just end as I go West.
Greetings from Toronto, ON Canada (near homeland of George Chaffey)
So this guy caused the Salton sea..9:45
@@wrotedog Yup, that guy was Charles Rockwood (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Robinson_Rockwood)
well done thanks for that duder.
Grew up in east San Diego County. Nicely done. Excellent doc on the valley, finally I've the back story on so many places and events that I had only minimal knowledge of.
Thanks
Fantastic work! I'm passing this along, all of us who grew up there need to understand and appreciate its history.
Excellent presentation. Saw this at the Farm Smart program and Univ Ca Holtville today.
Excellence in videography.
History Class
Thank God and to these men that make the valley into what it is now I work here live here and probably will die here what a beautiful place in Valley California
You completely skipped over Laguna dam?
A number of similarities to the Salt River Valley in central Arizona (Phoenix metro), where the Salt and Verde river's join. Mother Nature is not to be trifled with. Half measures and short sighted planning will never do!
i live in Niland imperial valley
Thank you for your video!
Dude, you crushed it on the video. My hat's off to you
Excellent video!
WOW IM.PROUD OF MY HOMETOWN CALEXICO CA IMPERIAL COUNTY IT HAS HISTORY .THANK YOU FOR SHARING .😊
I was born in. Calexico, its a different kind a of town , nice to hear it served a the project well..
I was also born in Calexico, and yes I am also proud of my home town. My first wife is also from Calexico, and my second wife is from Imperial. I have deep roots in the Valley, I never miss a chance to go there.
I grew up across the street from the narrator.
I loved this documentary, My great grandfather was an engineer on the All American Canal
It would be amazing to see the valley in the old days...
I live in El Centro imperial valley
B town up in here 😎
NOW I KNOW WERE THE NAMES ROCKWOOD HEFERNAN Y HEBER LIL TOWN...WOW IM PASSING IT ON .
Charles Rockwood and California development company.. caused the Salton sea9:05-12:38
It was more like they couldn’t stop it from forming. The River just went to it’s natural place.
Stumbled upon this documentary and so enjoyed. Thanks.
Professor Donna Schuele brought me here! Shout out to my Cal State LA HIST 2080 class. :-)
Nice info
This angers me so much! They should not have done this.