Fields of (liquid) gold

If you have lived in Los Angeles for any length of time and perhaps noticed the oil derrick on the Beverly Hills High campus, or seen the oil fields flanking La Cienega as you drive to LAX, then this story (via CurbedLA) should be an interesting bit of knowledge for you. We were interested to learn more about them and their history in Los Angeles....Check out the full story on it here.
(image of the Baldwin Hills oil fields from The City Project's flickr photo stream)