Why LA Disgraced it's Art Deco Tower | The Lost Richfield Oil Tower

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Chapters:
00:00 LA’s Lost Richfield Oil Tower
00:54 How LA became a significant population center
02:34 The Rise of LA’s Oil Industry
04:48 Construction of the Richfield Oil Tower
05:53 A tour of the LA Richfield Oil Tower
07:20 Why The Richfield Tower had a massive radio tower on top
08:49 The Downfall of The Richfield Oil Tower
10:23 What Remains of the Richfield Oil Tower

IT’S HISTORY - Weekly Tales of American Urban Decay as presented by your host Ryan Socash.

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