Blast from the Past

One neat thing about working in the Archives is you never know what you'll run across. 

Karen Shephard, a volunteer in the Archives & Collections Department, has been working on organizing and processing a collection of material from Ed Thompson related to the Permian Basin Petroleum Association.  In the material, there was a publication from the Midland Chamber of Commerce, probably dated from 1971, trying to recruit mid-continent oil companies to set up shop in Midland.

Above: Cover of publication.

Above: Aerial view of Midland at time of publication, circa 1971.

One interesting tidbit found in the publication is the statistics about Midland and housing in Midland:

Above: General Information & Housing Costs in Midland circa 1971.

I wonder how that compares to today ...