Island Grissom | Long Beach, CA


The four THUMS Oil Islands were built in 1965 in front of the coast of Long Beach. The islands are ringed by rocks from Catalina Island and filled with millions of cubic yards of material dredged from the bay. This project was overseen by Disneyland architect Joseph Linesch.

Since 1967, the islands were called with the name of astronauts that lost their lives during the early years of the U.S. space exploration. This is the case of Island Grissom that receive their name from Virgil I. Grissom.


Their exotic look was designed to hide the huge oil drilling rigs that tap into the rich oil beds under the city. Island Grissom is the closest to land, containing waterfalls and more screens sound walls than the others islands. The access to the island is not allowed except for occasional guided tours.

Island Grissom





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