I do know that the nude bowl (the swimming pool) was shot up to break up the concrete and filled in with sand.  Writing a historical article will be very difficult since sources are rare.  I've tried to find the old Bones Brigade videos.  I know that they went there on at least three videos.  One of them was the one where they built the big clear capsule thing out in the desert.  It seems like much of the documentation of the 80's skateboarding stuff is quickly getting lost.  Trying to find old Thrasher or Transworld mags is very difficult.  Now, the whole culture is being repackaged as tiny little finger-boards at Target or Walmart (and, of course, they don't have a replica of my old Rocco III - yes, I would waste the $5 on it).  ™