Cholame, California
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Cholame is an unincorporated community in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States. It sits within a mile of the San Andreas Fault at an elevation of 1,157 feet above sea level.
Jack Ranch Cafe, Cholame, California
Jack Ranch Cafe
James Dean Memorial, Cholame
The James Dean Memorial in central California
Death of James Dean
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American actor James Dean was killed at the age of 24 in an auto accident on September 30, 1955, near Cholame, California. He had previously competed in several auto racing events, and was traveling t
Cholame, California
…The land was sold to the Hearst Corporation in 1966 and is still a working cattle ranch. On September 30, 1955, actor James Dean died in a car crash when Cal Poly student Donald Turnupseed made a left turn without seeing Dean's Porsche 550 Spyder approaching at the junction of State Routes 41 and…
Dean and his Porsche Speedster 23F at Palm Springs Races, March 1955
Junction of SR 46 (former US 466) and SR 41 as it looked in 2007
Dean's grave in his hometown, Fairmount, Indiana.