Oil Industry in Long Beach, California

Julie Bartolotto talked about the discovery of oil in Long Beach, California, and its effects on the city. She also previewed the Historical Society of Long Beach’s exhibit “Black Gold: Oil in the Neighborhood.” Oil was first discovered in Long Beach in 1921 on Signal Hill. The oil industry in Long Beach is still active but has since moved offshore.

C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2016 LCV Cities Tour” in Long Beach, California, from March 5-11 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Charter Communications local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on Book TV on C-SPAN2. close