Huntington Beach, Los Angeles. postcard, n.d.Oil wells at Huntington Beach, Los Angeles. Not that historic, I went there once, and yes, the beach was on one side of the road, and heavy industry on the other.
And, below, Echo Park, 1895-1901. I can't imagine that driling technology, safety and escaping gas were done any better then than now. Were all these people destined for a very short life? No heroic socialist project here, but a different kind of compliance with modernity.
Echo Park, 1895-1901.