Before LA became Tinseltown, it was an oil town
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Before LA became Tinseltown, it was an oil town
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Re: Before LA became Tinseltown, it was an oil town
#2Even in Beverly Hills. Here's a street view of Beverly Hills High School's athletic field a couple of years ago. The oil derrick has been removed since then, but they are still extracting oil there.
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Re: Before LA became Tinseltown, it was an oil town
#3Baldwin Hills is my favorite part of LA. Historically rich African American neighborhood. Tons of great views, really good location overall in LA. Nice access to LAX, the water and downtown isn't too far. And of course tons of oil derricks near Kenneth Hahn. Highly recommend.
Re: Before LA became Tinseltown, it was an oil town
#4Baldwin Hills is my favorite part of LA. Historically rich African American neighborhood. Tons of great views, really good location overall in LA. Nice access to LAX, the water and downtown isn't too far. And of course tons of oil derricks near Kenneth Hahn. Highly recommend.
Culver City Stairs (aka Baldwin Hills Scenic Outlook) is an amazing outdoor workout destination as well.
Re: Before LA became Tinseltown, it was an oil town
#5Huntington Beach located in Orange County, south of Los Angeles used to have oil wash up on the beach due to it seeping from the ocean bottoms. Signal Hill located near Long Beach California used to be completely covered with oil pumping rigs. Even in Long Beach close to PCH and 2nd street there are still active oil wells.
Re: Before LA became Tinseltown, it was an oil town
#6It really shouldn't be a point of pride for any kind of "researcher" to have the revelation as an adult that oil has been important in the history of the California economy. I could understand this level of naive astonishment and bitter demonization if all your education came from an elementary school textbook, but this author is supposed to be some kind of public intellectual.
From the tone of this article, you would think that oil is some kind of purely toxic, useless substance that fiendish villains decided to dig up for fun and hate, "boosterish paper[s] smirk[ing]" all along. I imagine the state of the world if the oilfields in LA and elsewhere had been "left fallow" as the author's misapplied metaphor desires. It is not good: starvation, deprivation, no modern materials or planes, extremely restricted technology development. On the other hand, those of us who still managed to be born likely wouldn't have computers and we'd be spared from having to read this.
Re: Before LA became Tinseltown, it was an oil town
#7Huntington Beach located in Orange County, south of Los Angeles used to have oil wash up on the beach due to it seeping from the ocean bottoms. Signal Hill located near Long Beach California used to be completely covered with oil pumping rigs. Even in Long Beach close to PCH and 2nd street there are still active oil wells.
Tar on the beach was a mainstay of my childhood, and now almost completely gone. No more pressure pushing oil naturally on to the beach. Turpentine on my feet post beach was never fun.
Re: Before LA became Tinseltown, it was an oil town
#8It really shouldn't be a point of pride for any kind of "researcher" to have the revelation as an adult that oil has been important in the history of the California economy. I could understand this level of naive astonishment and bitter demonization if all your education came from an elementary school textbook, but this author is supposed to be some kind of public intellectual. From the tone of this article, you woul…
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Re: Before LA became Tinseltown, it was an oil town
#9It really shouldn't be a point of pride for any kind of "researcher" to have the revelation as an adult that oil has been important in the history of the California economy. I could understand this level of naive astonishment and bitter demonization if all your education came from an elementary school textbook, but this author is supposed to be some kind of public intellectual. From the tone of this article, you woul…
I agree with the first part of what you said, I mean, every native angelino has at one point made a field trip to the tar pits. What did he think the tar was?
Re: Before LA became Tinseltown, it was an oil town
#10It really shouldn't be a point of pride for any kind of "researcher" to have the revelation as an adult that oil has been important in the history of the California economy. I could understand this level of naive astonishment and bitter demonization if all your education came from an elementary school textbook, but this author is supposed to be some kind of public intellectual. From the tone of this article, you woul…
People like the writer of TFA that lament the historical and ongoing production of oil really show just how ignorant people are of how our insanely high standard of living came to be. Oil production is a net benefit for the world in ways that can’t be overstated.