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"Levelling the huge mounds of garbage"

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CollectionLocal History Center General Photo CollectionDescriptionImage shows view of a tractor levelling piles of garbage at the Palos Verdes Landfill.

The Palos Verdes Landfill is a closed landfill site located in the north-facing foothills of the Palos Verdes Peninsula. The Landfill area consists of approximately 290 acres roughly between Hawthorne and Crenshaw. It operated under permit of the Los Angeles Sanitation District from 1957 to 1980. The South Coast Botanic Garden, operated by the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation and the South Coast Botanic Garden Foundation, occupies 87 acres of the former landfill site and is the first botanic garden built on a sanitary landfill site. Ernie Howlett park in Rolling Hills Estates was also part of the landfill. NotesOriginal discarded. LanguageengPhoto Size4 x 6Photo Format1 photographic print (b/w) mounted on 8 x 10 in. boardHeld ByPalos Verdes Library District. Peninsula Center Library. Local History CenterBar Code39350013264639Restrictions on AccessElectronically digitized by the Palos Verdes Library District from the Palos Verdes Library Local History Room Photo Collection. Copyright status must be investigated before publishing or commercial use. To obtain permission and images for publication purposes please contact the Palos Verdes Library District.

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SubjectSanitary landfillsDump trucks

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"Levelling the huge mounds of garbage"

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