Petroleum Club Road (old CA 33 and US 399)

[Max Rockatansky]

Petroleum Club Road is an approximately 5.3-mile rural highway located in the Sunset Oil Field of western Kern County.  This corridor was constructed as a frontage road of the Sunset Railroad and would be the site of the Lakeview Gusher in 1910.  Petroleum Club Road was the original alignment of California State Route 33 and US Route 399 between 1934-1938.  In 1938 the West Side Highway was constructed west of Lakeview Gusher and still serves as the current alignment of California State Route 33. 

https://www.gribblenation.org/2026/05/petroleum-club-road-former-california.html?m=1

[ClassicHasClass]

There was a nice old yellow STOP sign on Petroleum Club a few years ago when I was there last.

Unfortunately, the old railroad shed with US HWY 399 in Taft seems to have gotten torn out.

[pderocco]

There was a nice old yellow STOP sign on Petroleum Club a few years ago when I was there last.

I read about that somewhere, and went looking for it in 2010 and couldn't find it. I would have liked to grab a picture of that.

[Scott5114]

Moron was renamed as Taft in 1909 in honor of President William Howard Taft.

Is...is that an honor?

[Max Rockatansky]

Moron was renamed as Taft in 1909 in honor of President William Howard Taft.

Is...is that an honor?

No word from the then president regarding if he felt honored or not.

[pderocco]

Moron was renamed as Taft in 1909 in honor of President William Howard Taft.

Is...is that an honor?

No word from the then president regarding if he felt honored or not.

I've heard of a few presidents who were renamed Moron.