Oil and Urbanization on the Pacific Coast: Ralph Bramel Lloyd and the Shaping of the Urban West (Energy and Society)

Synopsis

Introduction: The Role Of The Independent Oil Operator -- Developing The Ventura Avenue Field -- Local Elites, Outside Companies, And Ventura's Oil Boom -- Making Portland A Wonderful City -- False Start: Ralph Lloyd's East Side Dream Falls Short -- The Lloyd Corporation Becomes An Independent Operator -- Depression-era Commercial Real Estate Development And Management -- Public Capital And The Development Of Portland's East Side -- The Suburbanization Of Urban Space: The Lloyd Center -- Conclusion. Michael R. Adamson. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.