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Africa USA fifty-four years later
This afternoon, Spring [1] sprung a surprise straggle—why not visit Africa
USA [2]? Or rather, what's left of Africa USA [3].
It was fairly easy to find and get to, despite it appearing like a gated
community (there were, in fact, no closed gates, and the gate house itself
was devoid of anything). The only structure left from the park is a bridge,
leading to an overgrown patch of land with a decaying asphalt walkway. The
bridge to Monkey Island has long since fallen apart.
Fortunately for us, no velociraptors were left when the park closed.
[Africa USA—now Camino Gardens] [4]
[5]
[Although it's not very well guarded for a gated community] [6]
[7]
[It is surrounded by Soviet style apartment buildings] [8]
[9]
[Making it a kind of “Soviet Bloc” if you will] [10]
[11]
[Welcome to all that's left of Africa USA] [12]
[13]
[Nice, but it's still a private park] [14]
[15]
[About the only structure remaining from Africa USA] [16]
[17]
[“Head on through to the other side”] [18]
[19]
[Looking back at civilization] [20]
[21]
[Reminds me of Poca Boca in a way] [22]
[23]
[The bridge to Monkey Island is no longer around] [24]
[25]
[although with the water level like this, you might not need a bridge to get
to Monkey Island] [26]
[27]
[Signs of civilization are nearby though] [28]
[29]
[Some very impressive Royal Palms] [30]
[31]
[The end of the path] [32]
[33]
[The end of the path at Africa USA leads to the Soviet Bloc] [34]
[35]
[Some of the vegetation overgrowth at Africa USA] [36]
[37]
[More overgrowth of vegetation] [38]
[39]
[1]
http://www.springdew.com/
[2]
gopher://gopher.conman.org/0Phlog:2007/01/17.1
[3]
http://www.africa-usa.com/
[4]
gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2007/01/21/thumb.p1210003.jpg
[5]
gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2007/01/21/p1210003.jpg
[6]
gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2007/01/21/thumb.p1210005.jpg
[7]
gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2007/01/21/p1210005.jpg
[8]
gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2007/01/21/thumb.p1210006.jpg
[9]
gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2007/01/21/p1210006.jpg
[10]
gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2007/01/21/thumb.p1210007.jpg
[11]
gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2007/01/21/p1210007.jpg
[12]
gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2007/01/21/thumb.p1210010.jpg
[13]
gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2007/01/21/p1210010.jpg
[14]
gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2007/01/21/thumb.p1210011.jpg
[15]
gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2007/01/21/p1210011.jpg
[16]
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[17]
gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2007/01/21/p1210014.jpg
[18]
gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2007/01/21/thumb.p1210016.jpg
[19]
gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2007/01/21/p1210016.jpg
[20]
gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2007/01/21/thumb.p1210018.jpg
[21]
gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2007/01/21/p1210018.jpg
[22]
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[23]
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[24]
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[25]
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[26]
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[27]
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[28]
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[29]
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[30]
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[31]
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[32]
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[33]
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[34]
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[35]
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[36]
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[37]
gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2007/01/21/p1210041.jpg
[38]
gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2007/01/21/thumb.p1210042.jpg
[39]
gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2007/01/21/p1210042.jpg
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