Also trade and travel with the Orient...............

The history of Los Angeles is intertwined with the use and production of gasoline and oil,” noted an article from the Center for Land Use Interpretation, Culver City, California. “Everyone thinks of Los Angeles as the ultimate car city, but the city’s relationship with petroleum products is far more significant than just consumption.”

Downtown L.A. well sites highlight field trips organized by the Center for Land Use Interpretation: “Urban Crude: The Oil Fields of the Los Angeles Basin.”