La Conchita, California
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La Conchita is a small unincorporated community in western Ventura County, California, on U.S. Route 101 just southeast of the Santa Barbara county line. The ZIP Code is 93001, and the community is in
La Conchita, California, from Amtrak
La Conchita from the air, looking northeast; the landslides into the town are visible on the extreme right
View of the main 2005 landslide, from the air, just offshore. Prior to 2005 the houses formed a straight line along the base of the hill.
Damaged buildings are surrounded by mud in La Conchita. FEMA photo, 01-15-2005.
Rincon Island (California)
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Rincon Island is a small 2.3-acre artificial island located off Mussel Shoals in Ventura County, California on public land leased from the California State Lands Commission. The island is situated app
La Conchita, California
…small lots, and as the town became more popular, larger custom homes. In 1956-7, Richland Oil Company constructed an artificial island, now known as Rincon Island, for oil drilling off Mussel Shoals. 1967- Phillips Petroleum Company proposed its processing plant on 15 acres (61,000 m2) previously zoned for homes…
Rincon Island, showing the causeway connecting it to the mainland.
Rincon Island; view from above, looking southeast
Central area of operations on Rincon Island
Planning Permission posted at Rincon Island