Welcome to the Boomtown

Welcome to the Boomtown

Welcome to the Boomtown

Welcome to the Boomtown

A van in Williston that sells vinyl decals for cars.

Welcome to the Boomtown

Welcome to the Boomtown

Welcome to the Boomtown

The boom has brought unprecedented traffic and trucks to the roads outside Williston.

Welcome to the Boomtown

Temporary housing for oil industry workers in Williston, managed by BlackGold Oilfield Services.

Welcome to the Boomtown

Welcome to the Boomtown

Families have flocked to North Dakota to find work, many of them living in trailers or other temporary housing.

Welcome to the Boomtown

 

Welcome to the Boomtown

Man camps, temporary lodging for oil industry employees.

Welcome to the Boomtown

Welcome to the Boomtown

Welcome to the Boomtown

Welcome to the Boomtown

Welcome to the Boomtown

Welcome to the Boomtown

Epping, a small town near the epicenter of the boom.

Welcome to the Boomtown

Epping's downtown has not faced the same development pressures as Williston or Dickinson.

Welcome to the Boomtown

A cookout in Williston sponsored by the North Dakota CattleWomen.

Welcome to the Boomtown

Halliburton reused this metal-framed building, constructed as temporary lodging during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, to house its employees in Williston. The Muddy River Lodge, as it is called, has 281 units.

Welcome to the Boomtown

A modular dwelling sold by the Williston Walmart for $24,900.

Welcome to the Boomtown

A mother and daughter who moved from Colorado to North Dakota to start a food truck business, Blondie's Burritos.

Welcome to the Boomtown

Welcome to the Boomtown

Spools of electric cable in storage.

Welcome to the Boomtown

Welcome to the Boomtown

Welcome to the Boomtown

Welcome to the Boomtown

Welcome to the Boomtown

Welcome to the Boomtown

Welcome to the Boomtown

Welcome to the Boomtown

Robert Venturi, eat your heart out.

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