A chunk of the Sunken City area of San Pedro collapsed today, sending a large cloud of dust into the air.
The landslide occurred about 1 p.m. beyond Point Fermin Park. No one was in the area and no one was hurt, Los Angeles County Lifeguard Maria Bird said.
Lifeguards cleared the tide pool area as a precaution and made a search in a boat to make sure no one was hurt.
"It did make a big dust cloud," Bird said.
The Sunken City area, fenced off with wrought-iron, was once home to a 6-acre community owned by Harbor Area developer George Peck.
In 1929, the community began sliding into the ocean south of Pacific Avenue and Shepard Street.
Some houses were moved, but remnants of the community remain.
The landslide occurred about 1 p.m. beyond Point Fermin Park. No one was in the area and no one was hurt, Los Angeles County Lifeguard Maria Bird said.
Lifeguards cleared the tide pool area as a precaution and made a search in a boat to make sure no one was hurt.
"It did make a big dust cloud," Bird said.
The Sunken City area, fenced off with wrought-iron, was once home to a 6-acre community owned by Harbor Area developer George Peck.
In 1929, the community began sliding into the ocean south of Pacific Avenue and Shepard Street.
Some houses were moved, but remnants of the community remain.
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