(Now Playing) Oil of L.A.
Nov 17, 2009
Twenty billion barrels of oil sit beneath Los Angeles. Hidden in plain sight, thousands of wells pump day and night all over the city covered by hollow office buildings, camouflaged next to high schools, and concealed behind shopping malls.
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Oil of L.A.
Twenty billion barrels of oil sit beneath Los Angeles. Hidden in plain sight,...
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Nov 17, 2009
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Missle Silo Homes
In the 1960s, the US government built missile silos across the country to pro...
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Nov 18, 2009
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The Ruins of New York
New York City is brimming with abandoned, hidden and forgotten spaces. Besid...
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Nov 18, 2009
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Centralia, PA
In 1962, the coalmine beneath Centralia, PA caught fire – and it still ...
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Nov 18, 2009
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TowJam
3 months ago
I would have thought Beverly Hills High School would be too proud to have an oil drill on their c...
NachoCheesier
3 months ago
The Normans? What the fuck is a Norman?
uly
3 months ago
so if it's really deep underground it's not toxic like the oil underground in williamsburg?