A Walk in History: Rancho Sombra del Roble aka Orcutt Ranch (LAist)

6 March 2010, 10:15 am

                                                        One of Los Angeles' quirkiest claims to fame might be the La Brea Tar Pits , where prehistoric fossils were discovered in the early twentieth century in the bubbling ooze in what would eventually become a core area in a bustling city. William Warren Orcutt is considered a "pioneer of the oil production industry in California," and is ...... Read More »

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