Abandoned Community Center, George Air Force Base, Victorville

George Air Force Base operated in Victorville, California, from 1941 until its closure under the 1988 Base Realignment and Closure program, with the final withdrawal completed in 1992. The base served as a training center for fighter and bomber crews, later becoming home to Tactical Air Command units during the Cold War. Buildings like this one, with its angled roofline and glass-paneled sunroom, were part of the base's community and recreational facilities built to support thousands of stationed personnel and their families. After the base closed, the surrounding city took over portions of the property for redevelopment, but many structures, including this one, were left to decay. The site is now part of the Southern California Logistics Airport, though pockets of the old base remain frozen in their 1990s abandonment.

Photo taken in December 2011.