Avila Beach, California
San Luis Obispo County · Population 1,627 · Card no. 1199
A small Central Coast beach town that was dug up and rebuilt in the 1990s after an enormous underground oil leak.
- Unocal excavated the entire downtown and beach to remove contaminated soil.
- The town was rebuilt and reopened in 2001.
- Hot springs resorts operate in the hills behind it.
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