El Toro Marine Base Circa Now // For the Record
I was driving out near the old El Toro Marine Base in Irvine this afternoon. The deconstruction/destruction of the old structures is well under way and has been for some time... I remember when the Marine Base closed down in 1999; the buildings have stood yawning and empty since, bees and creatures taking up residence behind the barbed-wire fences that ring the property.
I had an hour before meeting a client today and had to stop and document where the land is at right now, for better or worse. Either way, it is where it is, the rubble of 40's- & 50's-era barracks, hangars & buildings underfoot as progress marches forward.
Playground, El Toro Marine Base, Irvine, California, October 2007
Up-Ended Footers, El Toro Marine Base, Irvine, California, October 2007
Playground, El Toro Marine Base, Irvine, California, October 2007
Canary Island Palms & Tangled Foundation, El Toro Marine Base, Irvine, California, October 2007
Cracked Ceramic Electrical Insulator, El Toro Marine Base, Irvine, California, October 2007
Fallen Metal Halide Street Light, El Toro Marine Base, Irvine, California, October 2007
Northwest view of Hangars, El Toro Marine Base, Irvine, California, October 2007
Barracks, Eucalyptus, & Blocked Street, El Toro Marine Base, Irvine, California, October 2007
Service Bay, Warehouse, El Toro Marine Base, Irvine, California, October 2007
"End" & "Road Closed", El Toro Marine Base, Irvine, California, October 2007
Ranger Manual, El Toro Marine Base, Irvine, California, October 2007
Dirt Piles Echoing Saddleback, El Toro Marine Base, Irvine, California, October 2007
Chain-Link Fence, El Toro Marine Base, Irvine, California, October 2007
Barracks & Dead Eucalyptus, El Toro Marine Base, Irvine, California, October 2007
Sunlit Sandy Canyon, Near El Toro Marine Base, Irvine, California, October 2007
Dead End, Near El Toro Marine Base, Irvine, California, October 2007
Dry Palms & Blank Sign, El Toro Marine Base, Irvine, California, October 2007
Canary Island Palms & Light, El Toro Marine Base, Irvine, California, October 2007