Secret Nazi Camp Hideout Hike Is Vlog 563!

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Fireball and Kathie start out this Vlog by heading to Murphy Ranch. A Top Secret Nazi Hideout Camp from the 40’s. Then, the 2017 FIAT 124 Spider arrives at the pad.

About MURPHY RANCH from Wiki… The Murphy Ranch is a ranch built in Rustic Canyon, Los Angeles in the 1930s by Winona and Norman Stephens, who were sympathizers of the anti-semitic, white supremacist Silver Legion of America. The owner of record in 1933 was Jessie M. Murphy. Designed as a base for Nazi activities in the U.S., it was intended to be capable of being self-sustaining for long periods. The compound had a water storage tank, a fuel tank, a bomb shelter, and various outbuildings and bunkers. The estate’s main gate was designed by Paul Williams, a well-known African-American architect in the Southern California area.

On Monday, December 8, 1941, the day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, local police occupied the compound and detained members of the 50-strong caretaker force.

As of 1990, it was abandoned and in a state of disrepair, and covered in graffiti. The site is currently owned by the city of Los Angeles. In early 2016, many of the ranch buildings were demolished, as they were deemed unsafe. A few buildings remain, including the “power house”, an all concrete building that once contained the diesel generators, however, all entryways have been sealed.

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