Oil field towns such as Oil Hill and Midian were built and maintained by oil companies such as Cities Service. These fast-growing towns held excitement in their early years as people moved in at all hours of the day and night. Life was much like that in any other town except that drilling rigs were everywhere and those who lived there worked for the same company, creating a close-knit community because everyone had the same boss. Businesses included oil company offices and garages, pipe and lumber yards, machine and blacksmith shops, cafes, grocery and general stores, barber shops, doctor and post offices, gas and fire stations, boarding houses, Welfare Hall mainly used for entertainment, model homes, butcher shops, and bakeries. By the 1940s oil production dropped and fewer men were needed in the field. By the 1950s most buildings had either been torn down or moved away, and former residents moved into El Dorado or found jobs in other areas. When the oil boom ended, little remained of these oil field communities, and today only abandoned flower beds and concrete sidewalks are left.