Talk:Crescent City, California

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Contents 1 1964 Tsunami 2 2005 evacuation 3 Pictures? 4 1-2006 cleanup 5 Greyhound 6 Coordinates

[edit] 1964 Tsunami

It's worth noting that I haven't seen record of another tsunami since the one indicated in the article. Certainly nothing that caused any noteworthy damage. Calling the city 'prone to tsunamis' is a stretch at best.

It's not a stretch. It has been documented by Humboldt State University that Crescent City has been particularly vulnerable to tsunamis for centuries; the most major one occuring in 1700 with a runup for more than a mile. However, a manmade breaker installed after the 1964 disaster may have alleviated the problem in recent years.-- ZincOrbie 21:11, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 2005 evacuation

As a resident who lives about 100 feet above the tsunami flood zone at a major intersection in Crescent City, I find the report of a 20-minute evacuation of the city quite dubious. There was near gridlock at my intersection (within city limits) for at least one hour. I videotaped the confusion and curb-jumping, as cars sat idle for long periods of time in street lanes.

If the "official" report is a successful 20-minute evacuation, I will not dispute it. But it is not what I witnessed.

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I was there for the evacuation too, and it was mayhem. The "20 minutes" figure is PR, nothing more.

Darius 18:40, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Pictures?

I'll be heading out this week to take some pictures that I think will be representative of my hometown of Crescent City. I'd like to invite others to do this too. Our town deserves a better Wikipedia page! Rembrandt 07:33, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 1-2006 cleanup

I removed the general description paragraph that originally followed the tsunami history. It read like a sales brochure, and the section was mostly redundant when compared with the "History" and "Geography" sections. The non-redundant areas were incorporated into those sections. I also added some more tsunami statistics and attribution.-- ZincOrbie 16:18, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Greyhound

Not sure what the rationale was for putting a line-out through the mention of Greyhound bus service rather than simply removing it. I've done so. It's too bad Greyhound doesn't make the stop anymore. It's a real hassle making the trip from Eureka so late at night. Any truth to the rumor that they're not making the stop because they don't want to carry Pelican Bay parolees anymore? Yeshuamyking7 03:31, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Coordinates

There seem to be two different sets of coordinates listed... the one in the fact panel on the right, and a different one at the top right of the page and at the bottom in the references section. Not sure what to make of this, or which is correct... Anyone know? Dianoguy (talk) 11:25, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

If you check on the map, both coordinates seem to be the same place downtown (on 4th Street) in CC. I know that Cal Trans does mileage to city halls. But I cannot be sure what the standard is here. Norcalal 18:41, 24 April 2008 (UTC)