Harsh Life in Bombay Beach, California: A Detailed Exploration

[@Martin-vu1do]

Oddly enough i went there in the middle of the night last Friday. It was a full moon and i don't normally drive that far and kind of a weird thing to do since i live in S. Central Los Angeles. i drove down geology trail in Joshua Tree then drove out here in the middle of the night to watch the full moon over the windy Salton Sea. Weird night on those empty Imperial County roads. Bombay Beach was interesting even at like 11pm at night. Not exactly tourist friendly but neat to see never the less.

[@steveguardabene4849]

I love Bombay Beach it's like your on another planet

[@taomahNEGEV]

Life must be hard out there in the all polluted area.

[@RoadsideDiscovery]

Totally agree, like you leave the civilization and come to a different one

[@PWS1963]

This was the inspiration for Sandy Shores in GTA 5.

[@DT-sb9sv]

Dude the house I live in is down the street from Trevor.

[@encinho]

This is sandy shores

[@taomahNEGEV]

Indeed.

[@fifthrider]

I visited here in 2022. What blew me away were the roads. Here we were on the ass-end of space, some cross between Tatooine and Mad Max, and yet the local roads were glass smooth. Yeah, the place was sketchy and it seemed like a great place to be murdered and never found, but it was actually well organized. I don't know if people were friendly or not since we never saw any. I felt like I was in some level of Resident Evil or Silent Hill. Impressive dedication to uniqueness in this place.

[@bombaybeach208]

I've been there after a good rain..the entire grid of streets ends up being a giant water bowl with the berms keeping the water in, thus flooding.

[@fifthrider]

@@bombaybeach208 😞

[@CoffeeMViralVs]

I appreciate bringing this perspective to us

[@DT-sb9sv]

You opened with the car I was restoring. Do I get any royalties?

[@Joe-ng5ez]

HI need some help I want to visit Bombay Beach This Fall were do you park to see the art on the Beach I cant figure it out on google map...Thank You

[@RoadsideDiscovery]

You can park there almost anywhere, even on the beach. Just don't go there during the summer months, it's scorching hot.

[@Joe-ng5ez]

@@RoadsideDiscovery Thank You

[@larsonfamilyhouse]

Wow, it’s beautiful! Too bad about the toxic water and air though. Heartbreaking.

[@xMintx962]

i used to live there... im so glad i left

[@Joe-ng5ez]

Hi 2 questions Please were can you park to see the art on the Beach what street and also didnt people know in the 50ies and 60ies this would happen or they did not beleive or did not know THANK YOU

[@RoadsideDiscovery]

Very few people can stay there in this heat

[@RoadsideDiscovery]

Yes you can park anywhere on the beach to see the art. Back in the 50s-60s people had no idea what was about to happen. They just partied and enjoyed the good weather.

[@willamsandell1082]

the waters fine , it’s the same water source as Palm Springs..the power is almost always on and good.. and there is a small grocery store in town

[@RoadsideDiscovery]

👍

[@kevinmontgomery1383]

I seem to remember Sea Planes doing touch and goes, there in WWII started the issues with the water in the Salton Sea!

[@skitown11]

Whatever you say...

[@kevinmontgomery1383]

@@skitown11 It does not matter what I say, only what you believe.

[@unkono]

​@@kevinmontgomery1383are you 80 years old? Did you see it happen?

[@kevinmontgomery1383]

@@unkono No, but my generation respected its elders and learned from them

[@DT-sb9sv]

There are 26 MIA pilots in the Salton Sea from training accidents in WW2.

[@Hillbillypunk]

If you like punk rock, check out Throw Rag. They're from here. Makes for some unique music.

[@marksongbird7534]

Looks like a landfill not art installations

[@Vern-u8j]

Thay have niser streets then we have in Arizona

[@bombaybeach208]

It was a cooler place about 10 years ago before the hipsters ruined it's decrepit beauty with their art installations.

[@75skittles18]

Yep , i agree..

[@leroyessel2010]

Ocean or polluted pond water will be ideal for @EirexTech the 5 year old Energetic Cavitation Impact technology that Prof. Marc Ramsey experimented with at Vanderbilt University producing vast amounts of free energy over 400,000 pounds per square inch (PSI) in comparison to car tires at 32 PSI using water and bubbles the size of BB pellet. The EirexTech will make ocean water for the Salton Sea, Laguna Salada(MEX) and Death Valley into Life Valley instead.

[@RoadsideDiscovery]

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[@DT-sb9sv]

How would you feel if people came to your neighborhood and graffitied sh..t broke windows and played music all night. Some of us work for a living. It's not all artists. The Bienalle is the worst thing that happens in this town.

[@markc5771]

I don't believe for one second that it was accidentally created.

[@RoadsideDiscovery]

In my humble opinion this happened due to systematic neglect

[@R0TB]

looks like trevor's place in sandy shores in gta

[@RoadsideDiscovery]

Yes I agree

[@cognitivedissonancecamp6326]

Sandy Shores real estate is cheap and it is a nice place to get away from Los Santos, just make sure you bring your own water.

[@RoadsideDiscovery]

It’s a hell on Earth during the summer months, too hot to stay comfortable.

[@Ksoism]

I'm constantly looking for a nervous guy with a limp, or a Canadian that i don't have anything to do with.

[@kendallevans4079]

Or you peek in a trailer window and there's a skeleton sitting in a rocker with the TV still on

[@Whatt787]

Horrible--so glad I live in lush green Florida

[@RoadsideDiscovery]

I would choose Florida heat in the summer instead of scorching Bombay Beach heat.

[@efrenzuniga7117]

I think I can fit in there

[@RoadsideDiscovery]

Yes you can, there’s plenty of space in this town 😁

[@jusme8525]

Where is nick Sonderegger

[@RoadsideDiscovery]

I assume inside his house.

[@Telephony954]

What a place of disgust. created by a failure, polluted into a sewer, and still being abused by humans. just shows to go ya. I hear there's battery material out there now. good luck chuck.

[@roberturibe3150]

Dr Bombay Dr Bombay emergency come right away

[@RoadsideDiscovery]

👍😁

[@johndemeen5575]

Not for me. I like winter.

[@RoadsideDiscovery]

Yes, it gets scorching hot up to 115F in Bombay Beach... I experienced that myself...

[@tomallen5837]

the oder.... keeps gentrification away ... you got to respect that.

[@RRaucina]

One nice house with PLANTS out of all that shit.

[@RoadsideDiscovery]

Many houses have plants there, although it’s difficult to maintain them in such heat

[@mikailbagdad3306]

Sandy Shores

[@RoadsideDiscovery]

I would say - salty shores...

[@zacharyoliver5332]

And they have a Groupon for meth

[@MrBenfaust]

Where do they go when they get explosive diarrhea