America’s Last Free Place
21WIRE
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Locals call this place ‘Last Free Place in America,’ also called Slab City. It spreads over a large area of the Sonoran Desert in California, on the east side of the Salton Sea.
During the 1940s, this was an active Marine base. At the end of World War II, the Marines pulled out, taking everything with them except the concrete slabs. Over the years, this area has become a haven for squatters, drug addicts, the homeless, and social outcasts.
This isolated desert community has also attracted transient, freedom-seeking people, all living off the grid in trailers, tents, lean-tos, and broken-down school buses. They create art from piles of junk and attract tourists from different countries.
There is no running water, sewage system, or electricity in Slab City, and the police rarely visit. However, the residents cherish this place and their freedom to live as they choose.
Run time: 54mins
Production: RT / TV NOVOSTI
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