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He doesn't say he's unaware of the history, he says that despite the visible infrastructure he didn't realise it was still an oil town: > But before LA became
by ZeroGravitas 2y ago
He doesn't say he's unaware of the history, he says that despite the visible infrastructure he didn't realise it was still an oil town:
> But before LA became Tinseltown, it was an oil town. And though the oil wells that loom even today atop the nearby Baldwin Hills should have been a clue, it never really dawned on me that LA still is
- JohnMakin 2y agoI have lived in LA my whole life and it pushes my suspension of disbelief a lot to hear a native say they didn’t realize that oil was still being extracted - the derricks are everywhere, not just on-shore either.
- linotype 2y agoRight? It’s like where do people think Doheny (Greystone Mansion) and Getty got all their money?