In the 1890s, the small town of Los Angeles (population 50,000) began a
transformation driven by the discovery and drilling of some of the most
productive oil fields in history. In the decades that followed, many
wells closed, but even more opened, surrounded by urban and suburban
growth. Machinery was camouflaged, loud noises were abated, methane
pockets were vented, as residents learned to live side-by-side with oil
production facilities.
To this day, oil fields
in the Los Angeles Basin remain very productive, and modern techniques
have centralized operations into smaller areas or moved offshore. Here
are images of some of the sites and machinery still in use among the
homes, golf courses, and shopping malls of Los Angeles.
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