<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:geo="http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#" > <channel> <title>La Brea tar pits</title> <atom:link href="https://martinturnbull.com/tag/la-brea-tar-pits/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://martinturnbull.com</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2019 15:49:15 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1</generator> <image> <url>https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/cropped-GOAH-logo-from-trilogy.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1</url> <title>La Brea tar pits</title> <link>https://martinturnbull.com</link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height> </image> <site xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">88120074</site> <item> <title>A small pond at La Brea tar pits near what is now Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 1910</title> <link>https://martinturnbull.com/2019/02/07/a-small-pond-at-la-brea-tar-pits-near-what-is-now-wilshire-blvd-los-angeles-1910-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-small-pond-at-la-brea-tar-pits-near-what-is-now-wilshire-blvd-los-angeles-1910-2</link> <comments>https://martinturnbull.com/2019/02/07/a-small-pond-at-la-brea-tar-pits-near-what-is-now-wilshire-blvd-los-angeles-1910-2/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Turnbull]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2019 15:49:15 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[La Brea tar pits]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Oil]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wilshire Blvd]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://martinturnbull.com/?p=17406</guid> <description><![CDATA[The young girl to the left is standing at a small pond in what we now know as the La Brea Tar Pits near Wilshire Blvd and Fairfax Ave. This was taken in 1910, when the only development was the … <a class="more-link" href="https://martinturnbull.com/2019/02/07/a-small-pond-at-la-brea-tar-pits-near-what-is-now-wilshire-blvd-los-angeles-1910-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3><img data-recalc-dims="1" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="17407" data-permalink="https://martinturnbull.com/2019/02/07/a-small-pond-at-la-brea-tar-pits-near-what-is-now-wilshire-blvd-los-angeles-1910-2/a-small-pond-at-la-brea-tar-pits-near-what-is-now-wilshire-blvd-los-angeles-1910/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/A-small-pond-at-La-Brea-tar-pits-near-what-is-now-Wilshire-Blvd-Los-Angeles-1910.jpg?fit=564%2C422&ssl=1" data-orig-size="564,422" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="A small pond at La Brea tar pits near what is now Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 1910" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/A-small-pond-at-La-Brea-tar-pits-near-what-is-now-Wilshire-Blvd-Los-Angeles-1910.jpg?fit=300%2C224&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/A-small-pond-at-La-Brea-tar-pits-near-what-is-now-Wilshire-Blvd-Los-Angeles-1910.jpg?fit=564%2C422&ssl=1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17407" src="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/A-small-pond-at-La-Brea-tar-pits-near-what-is-now-Wilshire-Blvd-Los-Angeles-1910.jpg?resize=564%2C422&ssl=1" alt="A small pond at La Brea tar pits near what is now Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 1910" width="564" height="422" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/A-small-pond-at-La-Brea-tar-pits-near-what-is-now-Wilshire-Blvd-Los-Angeles-1910.jpg?w=564&ssl=1 564w, https://i0.wp.com/martinturnbull.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/A-small-pond-at-La-Brea-tar-pits-near-what-is-now-Wilshire-Blvd-Los-Angeles-1910.jpg?resize=300%2C224&ssl=1 300w" sizes="(max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px" />The young girl to the left is standing at a small pond in what we now know as the La Brea Tar Pits near Wilshire Blvd and Fairfax Ave. This was taken in 1910, when the only development was the Hancock oil field behind her (and that strange triangular thing that I can’t identify.) When I see photos like this, I often wonder what those people would say if they saw what view would look like 100 years’ time.</h3> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://martinturnbull.com/2019/02/07/a-small-pond-at-la-brea-tar-pits-near-what-is-now-wilshire-blvd-los-angeles-1910-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">17406</post-id> </item> </channel> </rss>