People seem to forget that as recently as the 1950's, this is what Venice Beach looked like: https://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/photo/2014/08/the-urb

People seem to forget that as recently as the 1950's, this is what Venice Beach looked like: https://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/photo/2014/08/the-urban-oil-fields-of-los-angeles/u03_3b39506u/main_900.jpg?1420498884 https://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/photo/2014/08/t... Oil rigs on the sand, not many yards away from the tide.