Murphy Ranch contains the crumbling ruins of a property that once belonged to a Nazi sympathizer cult in the 1930’s. The FBI raided the property in the 1940’s and made several arrests for transmitting short-wave radio messages to the Germans.
It was later used as an artist commune and is now owned by the city of Los Angeles which would like to raise funds to clean it up and turn it over to the State of California. Currently, it is in a state of dangerous disrepair and neglect, creating an eerie, charged atmosphere for hikers and bikers to wander through. Local historian Randy Young commented on the property by saying: “I think we need pitiful memorials to a failed idea.”
Now the ocean mist and sparse Southern California rain tear it down piece by piece while lizards claim the rusty jungles as their home.
Photo Credit: Matthew Phelps
Photo Credit: Matthew Phelps
Photo Credit: Matthew Phelps
Photo Credit: Matthew Phelps
Photo Credit: Matthew Phelps
Photo Credit: Matthew Phelps
Photo Credit: Matthew Phelps
Photo Credit: Matthew Phelps
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Awesome find! Glad to have found your blog. Will be going here, for sure. I gotta be careful though. They say old buildings are prone to diseases carried by molds, animals and other creatures. Lovely, awesome images. Thank you, thank you for the share.
Ow, I’ll be in Lake Casitas bright and early tomorrow. Weee!
Have fun today! If you happen to have a smartphone and get this while you’re in town, e-mail me at ericasumner@yahoo.com and maybe we can meet up for coffee.
Ow, thanks for the offer. Would’ve gone. I didn’t check the internet. I focused on Ojai. Hehe. And it wouldn’t be a great timing. I was with my landlord, he’d feel out of place. Do you mind arranging this meeting properly next time?
Hi Erica, I haven’t from you about our meet. Please do update me on what time, date and place. Hope to hear the reply soon.
Hey there, let’s communicate details in e-mail. That ok? erica0407@zoho.com