1946 - Facing west on Aliso St Bridge at Los Angeles River. By 1955, Pacific Electric tracks were removed and the bridge was widened and converted to Santa Ana Fwy (US-101).
LA City Hall in background; gasometers, containing natural gas, at left BPR photo.
Bambaata Bryant those were natural gas storage tanks. Those particular tanks in the photo were around until the early 70s. There was another like the tallest one in that photo that was located on the South- Central/ Westside of Los Angeles. That Tank was actually on W. 60th and Western Avenue. They were dismantled in the 70s because the Tank that was located on W.60th and Western caught fire. Folks evacuated because of fear of an explosion that could have wiped out a portion of South-Central Los Angeles. Fortunately, the fire was extinguished. After the incident, All those tanks were torn down, never to be seen again. The only remnant of those storage tanks, if it's still there, is a small one that's located off of I-405 in the Long Beach/ Signal Hill area.
Bambaata Bryant they also had those types of storage tanks in the San Francisco Bay Area also. Used to be a tall one in Oakland near Oakland Airport and a Tall one in San Francisco. After the fire in Los Angeles, those in the Bay Area were also dismantled for safety reasons.
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