Old SMOG pictures in LA times

[XH29N0G]

Just ran across this article on line.  I think it will transfer via the link:

http://latimespast.tumblr.com/post/52495111662/good-news-less-smog-in-la-just-look-at-what-our
http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-heat-smog-20150910-story.html#navtype=outfit

Pretty amazing to think that this is what it used to be like.... at least sometimes.

[stripedelete]

People forget the good ole days stunk.

[XH29N0G]

People forget the good ole days stunk.

I had nightmares as a teenager that had a smell in them (no other dreams I have had have had smells), and I did not know what that was until I returned to the south side of Chicago and had the smelters (I think) blow in from Gary.  Scared me to death because of the nightmares but had a logical explanation - I was born on the south side and spent my first few years there.  The one memory I have of that time other than the smell, was  getting to listen to my grandparents on the phone because I could barely breathe and that made it difficult to talk - I had a bad reaction as a kid.