Los Angeles Defense Area Site LA-78-L
USA /
California /
Las Flores /
World
/ USA
/ California
/ Las Flores
World / United States / California
Cold War 1947-1991, nikemissile, closed / former military, missile launch facility
Former launch area for Nike battery LA-78.
LA-78 Malibu (Santa Monica Mtns)/1954-(1959)-1974/1B, 2C/HIPAR
IFC-Located at 24666 W. Saddle Peak Road off Piume Rd.
L&A-Located at 1900 Rambla Pacifica.
Both sites are now owned by the Dept. of the Interior. The IFC site has been obliterated. The L&A site is currently leased by the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Most of the structures remain at the site, though they have been modified to some degree. The elevators still work on all three launch platforms.
www.ftmac.org/Lanike3.htm
LA-78 Malibu (Santa Monica Mtns)/1954-(1959)-1974/1B, 2C/HIPAR
IFC-Located at 24666 W. Saddle Peak Road off Piume Rd.
L&A-Located at 1900 Rambla Pacifica.
Both sites are now owned by the Dept. of the Interior. The IFC site has been obliterated. The L&A site is currently leased by the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Most of the structures remain at the site, though they have been modified to some degree. The elevators still work on all three launch platforms.
www.ftmac.org/Lanike3.htm
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Nike
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Coordinates: 34°3'36"N 118°38'48"W
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