Urban Archaeology

[Alex]

The problems with the photos seem to be in capitalization in the file names (for a couple chaing .JPG to .jpg worked fine) in another changing "Pool" to "pool" seemed to work.

[€uroMeinke]

Originally Posted by Alex

The problems with the photos seem to be in capitalization in the file names (for a couple chaing .JPG to .jpg worked fine) in another changing "Pool" to "pool" seemed to work.

Interesting, I made those changes and now I can't see the pictures - I guess this may be a fatal flaw in my Picasa experiment

[Snowflake]

Way to go €!

Hope the next adventure proves fruitful in the discovery of the location of the Spider Pool.

This first adventure was cool, though, I can't wait to read further installments and to see photographic evidence of the continued existance of the Spider Pool.

[Snowflake]

The magazine article my friend referenced in his blog, can be had here on ebay. 1924 issue of Picture Play. In case anyone needs the historical reference.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

Interesting, I made those changes and now I can't see the pictures - I guess this may be a fatal flaw in my Picasa experiment

And they now show up for me. Weird

[Moonliner]

Tooling around in Google earth, I found a site that might be worth checking out.

PM me if you want the location. (Just in case I actually found the place....)

[Snowflake]

Originally Posted by Moonliner

Tooling around in Google earth, I found a site that might be worth checking out.

PM me if you want the location.

Bitter East Coaster strikes again!

[Ghoulish Delight]

So, as near as I can tell, Moony and Kevy are working off-board to find the spider pool so they can sneak in and "take photos for their own private collection", as the kids call it these days.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

So, as near as I can tell, Moony and Kevy are working off-board to find the spider pool so they can sneak in and "take photos for their own private collection", as the kids call it these days.

Don't you know it's a clear violation of message board etiquette to read a message in small print? There is a clear expectation of privacy.

[€uroMeinke]

Reading some other blog posts I think I have a good idea of the relative location. The trick is identifying some of the landmarks from the ground and then figuring out how to access the place. According to one person who went there, the place could not be identified from the air as the poll has been filled in and the brush and cacti has reclaimed much of the site. The Spider remains, but is vertical.

From one account, it appears there is an approach from the road below up some steep and overgrown terrain. On the other hand the Spider Pool itself is supposedly within 50 feet of one of the neighboring houses. So any visit would require some stealth and possibly multiple trespass violations.

My next goal is to see if I can view any of the spider wall from public locations. Apparently a portion is visible from above the reservoir, but it seems I require a clearer day to spot that.

I'm also continuing the research to see if I can turn up any other first hand accounts as to how the property is accessed to minimize my legal exposure.