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Oildale

American  
[oil-deyl] / ˈɔɪlˌdeɪl /

noun

  1. a town in SW California.


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The church on Oildale Drive and Minner Avenue has stood on the corner since 1954, built after an earthquake damaged the Oildale Church of Christ’s building.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2024

Among them was a man in Oildale, California, in oil-rich Kern County, who said a petitioner told him drilling near neighborhoods has no effect on human health.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 21, 2022

Haslam was a classmate of Oildale native Merle Haggard and spent his youth working on drilling rigs and in potato fields and packing sheds.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2021

Haslam, his wife, his kids, and, often, a large dog, would pile into the family station wagon several times a year and drive more than 300 miles from Penngrove to Oildale, Russell said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2021

The Oildale building that once housed Trout’s — a famous Bakersfield honky-tonk — is on the market again for the third time in three years.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2019

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