Why California Built Fake Islands to Hide an Oil Field

Why California Built Fake Islands to Hide an Oil Field

Off the coast of Long Beach, California, the THUMS Islands serve as both resort-like structures and active oil extraction facilities on artificial land. This video explores their design, which serves to conceal oil platforms from public view, as an example of industrial camouflage. The Wilmington Oil Field beneath Long Beach is one of the largest in the continental United States, having produced over 2.5 billion barrels of crude oil since the early twentieth century. In the 1960s, engineers developed this creative solution to prevent visible offshore rigs near the California coastline, collaborating with a consortium of oil companies and a public university. The islands feature leisure destinations with towers and artificial waterfalls to disguise the machinery. #ItsHistory #LosAngelesHistory #OilHistory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Lost Tunnels of Wieliczka Salt Mine | 180 Miles Forgotten

The Lost Tunnels of Wieliczka Salt Mine | 180 Miles Forgotten

Beneath the quiet town of Wieliczka, Poland, lies the extraordinary Wieliczka Salt Mine, stretching over 180 miles. This remarkable underground site features chapels carved entirely from salt, a vast ...

29 Touko 24min

Why California’s Most Famous Mansion is Totally Forbidden

Why California’s Most Famous Mansion is Totally Forbidden

Hidden behind an iron fence in Eureka, California, the Carson Mansion is a Victorian house built between 1884 and 1886 by lumber baron William Carson. Known as the second most photographed private res...

28 Touko 15min

Why Chicago's Lighthouse is Totally Forgotten

Why Chicago's Lighthouse is Totally Forgotten

A quarter mile east of Navy Pier, the Chicago Harbor Lighthouse has been guiding ships into one of the busiest ports on the Great Lakes since 1893. It features a gold-medal Le Paute lens from Paris an...

27 Touko 24min

Why San Francisco was built on Hundreds of Shipwrecks

Why San Francisco was built on Hundreds of Shipwrecks

In the wake of the California Gold Rush in 1848, San Francisco faced an influx of vessels, many of which were abandoned by their crews. With no one to sail them home, these ships were left to deterior...

26 Touko 14min

Chicago's FORGOTTEN "L" Lines- The History of Chicago Elevated Trains - IT'S HISTORY

Chicago's FORGOTTEN "L" Lines- The History of Chicago Elevated Trains - IT'S HISTORY

Dating back over 150 years, the "L" train lines have captivated Chicago, serving numerous lines throughout the 20th century. This video explores the history of Chicago's public transportation systems,...

23 Touko 25min

Why America Abandoned Arecibo Telescope

Why America Abandoned Arecibo Telescope

For 57 years, the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico was the most powerful radio telescope ever built. It was instrumental in discovering the first planets outside our solar system, providing indirect...

22 Touko 15min

Why Chicago's Route 66 is Totally Forbidden | Joliet Road

Why Chicago's Route 66 is Totally Forbidden | Joliet Road

Just outside Chicago, a mile-long stretch of historic Route 66 is barricaded and crumbling above two massive quarry pits. Once called Joliet Road, this corridor carried twenty thousand drivers a day t...

21 Touko 12min

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