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LA doesn't talk about it loudly these days, but it was built on oil [0]. There are still oil pools at ground level in LA [1]. [0] https://www.stand.la/history-
by dreamcompiler 8y ago
LA doesn't talk about it loudly these days, but it was built on oil [0]. There are still oil pools at ground level in LA [1].
[0] https://www.stand.la/history-of-oil-in-los-angeles.html https://www.stand.la/history-of-oil-in-los-angeles.html
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Brea_Tar_Pits https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Brea_Tar_Pits
- emmelaich 8y agoI had heard of the tar pits beforehand, and even visited them while was there. But hadn't made the inference that there would be still viable oil wells!