Deserted Barracks Row, George Air Force Base, Victorville

Abandoned residential structures and bare tree at George Air Force Base in Victorville, California.
Abandoned residential structures and bare tree at George Air Force Base in Victorville, California.

George Air Force Base operated near Victorville, California, from 1941 until its closure under the 1991 Base Realignment and Closure Act, with the last personnel departing in 1992. The base served as a training center for fighter pilots, including F-4 Phantom and F-111 crews during the Vietnam War era. Its former housing blocks, built to shelter enlisted families and officers, have sat empty for decades, stripped of doors and windows and left to the Mojave climate. Part of the site was later redeveloped into Southern California Logistics Airport, but rows of barracks like these remain untouched, fenced off from public use.

Photo taken in December 2011.

Map
Nearby Photos

Built in Minneapolis

Minneapolis Photographer

Browse by location, move through long-running series, or start with recent work.