Mountains of snow in San Diego!
Alright, alright. Not everything that’s white is snow………
That’s actually mountains of salt at the South Bay Salt Works.
The South Bay Salt Works are just down the road from the imploded South Bay Power Plant.
After the implosion I walked about eight miles exploring the South Bay.
The power plant was demolished because the city of Chula Vista wants to build parks, hotels, restaurants, etc., on its waterfront rather than ugly power plants and ugly salt plants and salt ponds. Ugh.
Eventually the South Bay Salt Works will be demolished, too, and the salt ponds returned to the natural marsh that it once was.
Here are some more pictures of the South Bay Salt Works:
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Posted on February 12, 2013, in Manmade, Out & About, Photos and tagged pictures of south bay salt works in san diego. Bookmark the permalink. 16 Comments.
I can’t help but marvel at the ingenuity and stark practicality of the salt plant machinery. And the powerful corrosive effect of the salt on the metal. Cool. -Nikki
That’s really interesting…. I was thinking it might be sand. I doubt that salt would have ever occurred to me… Love the pictures! I like old machinery, cars, buildings etc. shots… I guess you could say I just like old stuff…LOL
Thank you for sharing! I grew up in Coronado then later in Chula VIsta. I remember going to the South Bay Drive-In which was down by the mountains of salt!
Thanks for the memories!
Peacea nd Love~ Christine
The South Bay Drive-in is still there, and still in full operation! I think it’s one of only three operating drive-ins left in San Diego County.
I’m fascinated by this… I’ve read about salt, it’s hard to imagine mountains of it. I enjoyed looking at your photos.
)) Granny Gee/Gloria
love the beauty of the second last photo
Always something intriguing from you, Russell. Didn’t think it was going to be salt though, thought it would be hills covered with white blossom. There you are you had me fooled again.
Kind regards
Corinne
Ohh they’re so giant oO and all salt, so raw and cool.
That’s a lot of salt!
Imagine what it would do to one’s blood pressure………..lol
My daily salt intake is about that. Think I should cut back?
Just a wee bit…….lol
The first 2 pics are really great… they make you appreciate the size of the structure
You’d need a big marguerite for all that salt.
I grew up near a salt mine in New York State. I appreciate this so much. It is truly amazing.