Flooding at Charleston Underpass, 1984. Photos by Bill Rogers.

Flooding at Charleston Underpass, 1984. Photos by Bill Rogers.

In the photo: Steve Johnston jumping from the light pole.

Charleston Boulevard railroad underpass, built in ‘49 and expanded in ’60, earned the nickname “Lake Charleston” by flooded every time it rained, from the year it opened until the problem was fixed by the Regional Flood Control District in the late 2000s.

Photos via Las Vegas Arts.

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