No, it isn’t Baku, Azerbaijan or Galveston, Texas. It’s Huntington Beach (“Surf City USA”), California in the 1920s. The Washington Post has more fascinating photos of oil production in Huntington Beach here.
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From Josh:
Drilling bad =P
From Eric:
Marvelous. Thanks for the pics and cite, er… site for more.
BTW, got here googling photos and a couple of yours from your old-USSR trip(s?) came up. Great blog here, and wonderfull photos. I’m jealous – we lived in the UK and worked in Europe for years but never made it east of Berlin. Or Prague… too long home I forget which is further.
Anway, thanks again!