Discover Grissom Island: Long Beach’s exotic artificial oil island | CA
Ruta y Video 馃椇️ Route Map 馃幀 Video Just off the coast of Long Beach, in San Pedro Bay, lies one of California’s most unusual landmarks: the THUMS Oil Islands . Built for oil drilling, they don’t look anything like the typical industrial platforms. Thanks to their tropical landscaping, waterfalls, and sculptures, many visitors mistake them for private resorts or even luxury residential islands. Among them, Grissom Island stands out as the closest to the shoreline and the most heavily disguised. The THUMS Islands: oil drilling in disguise The THUMS Islands were constructed in 1965 to tap into the Wilmington Oil Field , one of the richest petroleum reserves in California. The project was overseen by Disneyland architect Joseph Linesch , who was tasked with designing a landscape that would camouflage the massive drilling towers and reduce the noise. The island...