Where was Atlas when he was needed? Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Marko Ramius: No response from owner. If you wish to repair/replace the cache sometime in the future, just contact us (by email), and assuming it meets the current guidelines, we'll be happy to unarchive it.

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Hidden : 2/3/2008
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Micro cache with no room for a pencil, bring one.
Getting to the location of the cache MAY be hard depending on if the parking lot gate is open. If the gate is closed, you'll need to walk along the shoulder of the street and thus the high rating. PLEASE watch the traffic along the road if the gate is not open.
 Congratulations to DEllner on the FTF.

For MANY years the Leisure World GLOBE was located here. It was placed when they built the original Leisure World community. The 1963 globe, "a la 1964 New York World's Fair", was an icon of the community. No ATLAS man was built as they were sure it would last forever. They were wrong...

After many years of being on display, Cal Trans installed a Sound Wall next to the Globe and blocked the view to most all but a few local residents on the local side street. The residents organized and paid to move the Globe to within the Leisure World community. They built a display area and had it erected with a big community event.

The original builder of the Globe was erected by Rossmoor Corp. to market Leisure World properties. After moving the Globe, RRLH started court cases to regain ownership of the Globe. The court eventually ruled RRLH as the legal owner of the name Leisure World and the globe design. RRLH took immediate action to have the Globe removed and destroyed. They even posted guards during the teardown to ensure that NO residents could remove even the smallest little scrap. They took the metal away and got approximately $600.00 for the metal. An old landmark was gone forever...



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