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Their first liquid-fuel motor test took place near the Devil's Gate Dam in the Arroyo Seco on Halloween 1936. Parsons's biographer John Carter described the layout of the contraption as showing oxygen flowing from one side, with methyl alcohol (the fuel) and nitrogen flowing from the other side. Water cooled the rocket during the burn.
- Marvel Whiteside Parsons, October 2, 1914, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- June 17, 1952 (aged 37), Pasadena, California, U.S.
Feb 20, 2014 · Its name “Devil’s Gate” comes from the supposed resemblance to the devil in its rock formations. Parsons and Hubbard believed it was a portal to hell. On February 4, 2014, the Los Angeles...
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In 1914, catastrophic flooding swept through the L.A. area, leaving death and $10 million in destruction. As a result, a flood control dam was constructed at Devil’s Gate, and until then, a remote wasteland of brush and rocks. The riverbed below was often dry, making it the perfect place 16 years later for the innovative group of Caltech students t...
The group had already been exploding dangerous, volatile chemicals on the pristine nearby campus at Caltech, much to the chagrin of Theodore von Kármán, who was then the director of the Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory at Caltech. “They were shooed off campus, or rusticated, one of my favorite words,” Lord said. “They were rusticated when one of ...
“The Suicide Squad developed these things called JATO, an acronym for jet-assisted takeoff, these rockets that were latched to the wings of traditional propellor planes so that they could take off on very short runways like on an aircraft carrier,” Lord said. However, there was still a problem, which Parsons would find the answer to. “The initial d...
While Parsons did make real contributions in the world of science, he became infamous as the leader of the Agape Lodge of the Church of Thelema, the California chapter of Aleister Crowley's Ordo Templi Orientis (OTO). At his mansion on the legendary Orange Grove Avenue in Pasadena, Parsons and a motley crew that included the future Scientology foun...
In 1942, seven-year-old Thomas A. Hogar of Altadena drowned at the dam, after going for a swim with a neighbor named Joseph Schneider. Before he had left, Thomas had been warned by his father to beware of swimming at Devil’s Gate. “But the temptation to try floating on a log was too great for the youth. He was lying on the log with his clothes on, ...
Oct 9, 2014 · Here are the only facts you need to know: Devil’s Gate lent its name to a nearby dam and gated channel, constructed in 1920 to control the now feeble flood waters from the San Gabriel Mountains ...
- Michael Juliano
- Editor, Time Out Los Angeles
Oct 28, 2012 · John first heard of the spot – the actual, physical Gate in Devil's Gate – and its curiosities from some dude over in Sierra Madre. A cursory search online then turned up the bit about...
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Mar 18, 2014 · In the late 1930s, Jack Parsons—a rocket engineer and co-founder of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory—became a disciple of Aleister Crowley and reportedly performed Thelemic rituals near the...
Feb 21, 2023 · LAist's new podcast LA Made: Blood Sweat & Rockets explores the history of Pasadena's Jet Propulsion Lab, co-founder Jack Parsons' interest in the occult and the creepy local lore of...
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