Playa Del Rey beach widened, 1951

6 images. Playa Del Rey beach widened, 1 December 1956. General views; Air views.; Caption slip reads: "Monday. Photographer: Sandusky. Date: 1956-02-01. Assignment: Playa Del Rey beach widened. Special instructions: Credit from Douglas Aircraft helicopter. D52, 76: Looking north along beach at Playa Del Rey. Trucks running along temporary roads on beach shuttle back & forth from site of Scattergood Steam Plant excavation bringing sand to widen beach. D1, 3, 74, 75, 73: Looking at beach from over the ocean -- workmen use bulldozer to shove sand from trucks into ocean. D2, 6, 52: Aerial views of sand moving operation shot from position over beach at Playa Del Rey looking toward ocean. Note: In 53, Hyperion disposal plant visible at left of negative. D53, 54, 55: Aerial view, excavation for Scattergood Steam Plant, from which site sand is being moved to widen beach at Playa Del Rey. D4, 5, 51, 41, 42: Looking South along beach at Playa Del Rey toward El Segundo. Temporary roads are visible on sand, along which earth moving vehicles transport sand from Scattergood Steam Plant, just beyond Hyperion disposal plant (smoke stack at Hyperion visible in background, at left of negatives)".