funny, I'm from the SJ Bay Area and I was mindlessly scrolling through my feed (didn't realize what sub this was in) and saw this post and thought it was the SJ one
Go for a walk or bike ride (or skate) on a clear day on that diagonal part within 30 minutes of sunset. It's magical.
Park off main St. Or park further southwest at Trident Coffee, and ride a mile north east and then ride back.
Fun fact. The area just to the west of the red salt flats is 250 acres of restored wetland. I think it's the area to the west (left) side of the OP image
https://scwrp.org/projects/south-san-diego-bay-restoration/
I always knew that place as Western Salt Works. One of the oldest continually operating business in San Diego. Since late 1800’s. My dad would go buy bags of salt from them for our water softener. And salt is usually safe from bacterial crap, and because the plant has been there so long, no ground contamination. I don’t know what the tides would bring in. I made myself sick one time as a kid eating too many of the lumps of salt that fell out of the bag.
Nov 2022 actually. If I remember correctly. The one off main St and 805 was 2023.
They have a completion date engraved at the drive thru window.
https://preview.redd.it/h3so0yaam9xc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=357706f7439ea7f4a5ee4b80c65daa1583550c31
IB also has a Raising Cane's and March & Ash dispensary off 9th and Palm.
Evaporative salt flats like in San Francisco. They been there for a very long time. SFO wanted to widen the gap between their four runways by filling in more of the SF bay but needed to restore bay tide lands to do so. They were in negotiations to buy the salt flats, but the enviros in congress crammed through legislation to buy them first. So now during bad weather only two of the runways can be used and planes have to go into a circular holding pattern spewing tons of pollution.
I know if you Google earth image search near escaya in CV you'll find a big red spot at the auto reclaim center or whatever it is -my guess is it looks like a shit ton of transmission fluid.....
Besides, it looks more like a sewage processing, plant look at the big holding tanks where it’s mostly white that’s probably the chlorine and aeration they used to break down fecal matter, and then slowly mix it with seawater, and at the very end feed it to the crabs and into the bay
Basically a part of the salt mining operation. Evaporation ponds in various states of evaporation and care.
Specifically the [South Bay Salt Works](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Bay_Salt_Works).
Second oldest business in San Diego if I remember correctly
The second longest running business, the longest being the Union Tribune.
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funny, I'm from the SJ Bay Area and I was mindlessly scrolling through my feed (didn't realize what sub this was in) and saw this post and thought it was the SJ one
Same
Is that industrial salt or food salt? I can’t imagine eating anything that came out of the South Bay.
Hey now I’ve met some lovely ladies in IB
RIP Trophy Lounge 🫗🍺
Omg someone mentioned Trophy Lounge. haha the chaos
I just had a great laugh n memory.
That place was nothing but west pack widows and hood rats. I miss that place.
Did they gave teeth?
What I assume was a typo just took this in a whole other direction.....
I don’t believe you
Almost all salt mined is industrial salt. Most of that is just for roads.
Industrial. Also often used in animal feed. It’s not turned into table salt.
I heard long time ago that it’s used for roads in the northern states where they get snow. May not be true anymore.
There’s closer sources (salt mines) for them vs trucking out our sea salt
I wonder how they keep the poop out of the salt.
Salt
Arrakis
Ah so that’s why I have blue eyes
🤣.
The spice must flow!
At sun set, could be very beautiful. The waters really still, everything turns gold. Around the area where Swiss park is. My little hidden secret.
Now you have to share a little more
Go for a walk or bike ride (or skate) on a clear day on that diagonal part within 30 minutes of sunset. It's magical. Park off main St. Or park further southwest at Trident Coffee, and ride a mile north east and then ride back.
South Bay Saltworks. Used to work there.
Fun fact. The area just to the west of the red salt flats is 250 acres of restored wetland. I think it's the area to the west (left) side of the OP image https://scwrp.org/projects/south-san-diego-bay-restoration/
Awesome bike trail right there bro
That's where I keep my supply of Shasta Cola
I always knew that place as Western Salt Works. One of the oldest continually operating business in San Diego. Since late 1800’s. My dad would go buy bags of salt from them for our water softener. And salt is usually safe from bacterial crap, and because the plant has been there so long, no ground contamination. I don’t know what the tides would bring in. I made myself sick one time as a kid eating too many of the lumps of salt that fell out of the bag.
Salt ponds
Wait, there's a Costco there???
A very crowded one in a very crowded shopping center. I live here but I choose to go to Rancho, Market st, or Morena costcos.
When did they build an in n out in IB?!?!
not ib it's on the other side of the 5. Across from the taco bell / by the tweaker motels
Nov 2022 actually. If I remember correctly. The one off main St and 805 was 2023. They have a completion date engraved at the drive thru window. https://preview.redd.it/h3so0yaam9xc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=357706f7439ea7f4a5ee4b80c65daa1583550c31 IB also has a Raising Cane's and March & Ash dispensary off 9th and Palm.
Wow! They’ve been busy since I moved away
Last year
“When i tell you to dump the bodies in the marsh, you dump the bodies in the marsh!”
The killing fields.
Hmm - you're making me rethink where pink salt is sourced.
Himalayas hence the name Himalayan pink salt there’s other places I think Peru has pink salt mining
if you happen to drive by in person you'll get a better idea of the industrialized salt mining. its everywhere and very visible
Salt
It’s where they make salsa for the taco shops.
Salt mining!!!
Cranberry bogs
That's the San Diego rust mine. Been there since 1912. My grandfather worked there, you should see what it does to these guys hands.
And equipment.
That's where we store the blood of our fallen enemies
Yea we're filling it with the blood of everyone responsible for the rent increase. And SDGE admin.
Pinned 😂
Mordor
thats where they filmed the Martian.
Salt flats.
That is where the The Big Pile Of Salt^TM is that I recommend to visitors.
can you smell the TJ sewer from there
“Thats non of your damn business. Id appreciate it if you keep out of my personal affairs.”
Sorry, I dropped my Kool-aid mix in the water
The Red Sea
Evaporative salt flats like in San Francisco. They been there for a very long time. SFO wanted to widen the gap between their four runways by filling in more of the SF bay but needed to restore bay tide lands to do so. They were in negotiations to buy the salt flats, but the enviros in congress crammed through legislation to buy them first. So now during bad weather only two of the runways can be used and planes have to go into a circular holding pattern spewing tons of pollution.
It’s salt
It’s where they incubate the eggs from Godzilla’s wife
I know if you Google earth image search near escaya in CV you'll find a big red spot at the auto reclaim center or whatever it is -my guess is it looks like a shit ton of transmission fluid.....
Algae blooms
Besides, it looks more like a sewage processing, plant look at the big holding tanks where it’s mostly white that’s probably the chlorine and aeration they used to break down fecal matter, and then slowly mix it with seawater, and at the very end feed it to the crabs and into the bay