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An early oil boom that left Angelino Heights residents gushing with anger

A little more than a century ago, Edward Doheny struck oil south of Angelino Heights and Echo Park, triggering the city’s first oil boom. Soon, hundreds of wells were pumping away in a wide belt stretching roughly south of Temple Street. The wells created enormous wealth ... Read More »

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