1800s (19th Century) Maps of Los Angeles, California

1. 1894 Map of Los Angeles

   

   1894 Los Angeles

   1894 Print · USGS

   Los Angeles was a growing rail hub at the end of the nineteenth century, balancing its agricultural heritage with new mountain resorts. Researchers can trace early neighborhoods like Boyle Heights, find the National Soldiers Home, or follow the Mt. Lowe Hotel incline.

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4. 1896 Map of Pasadena

   

   1896 Pasadena

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   Greater Los Angeles was a network of rail-connected resort towns and historic missions in the late nineteenth century. You can trace early transit lines to the Raymond Hotel, locate the original Mission site, and find vanished stops like Las Casetas Sta.

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7. 1896 Map of Redondo

   

   1896 Redondo

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   The Los Angeles coastline and South Bay are captured here in the mid-1890s, when large ranchos still shaped the landscape between the sea and the city. Researchers can trace the early footprints of Inglewood, the military history of the Drum Barracks, and the vanished marshes of Nigger Slough.

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10. 1896 Map of Las Bolsas

    

    1896 Las Bolsas

    1896 Print · USGS

    Coastal Orange County appears as a vast network of wetlands and tidal inlets in the mid-1890s, long before the rise of modern beach cities. Trace the early settlement of Anaheim Landing and the original hydrology of Bolsas Creek and La Bolsa Chica.

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13. 1896 Map of Santa Monica

    

    1896 Santa Monica

    1896 Print · USGS

    Before the film industry arrived, this area was a patchwork of Spanish ranchos and emerging rail towns during the late nineteenth century. You can trace early landmarks like the National Soldiers Home, the fledgling streets of Hollywood, and the sprawling Ex Mission San Fernando boundary.

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16. 1896 Map of San Pedro

    

    1896 San Pedro

    1896 Print · USGS

    The Los Angeles coast near the turn of the century shows the maritime roots of the South Bay before the harbor was fully transformed. Genealogists and historians can trace early rail lines like the L. A. Terminal R. R. and vanished island landmarks like Deadman Id. and Rattlesnake Id.

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19. 1896 Map of Downey

    

    1896 Downey

    1896 Print · USGS

    The Los Angeles Basin was a landscape of vast ranchos and emerging rail towns in the 1890s. Genealogists and historians can trace the early footprints of Downey and Whittier, alongside unique landmarks like the Poor Farm Sta. and Fulton Wells.

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22. 1898 Map of Santa Monica

    

    1898 Santa Monica

    1898 Print · USGS

    Coastal Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley appear here in the 1890s, when Spanish ranchos still defined the land alongside emerging rail towns. Researchers can trace the early streets of Hollywood, the rail junction at Burbank, and the grounds of the National Soldiers Home.

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25. 1899 Map of Downey

    

    1899 Downey

    1899 Print · USGS

    Coastal Los Angeles County at the close of the nineteenth century reveals a landscape of massive ranchos being carved into early townships. Genealogists can trace family roots through historic rail stops like Obed Bell Sta. and vanished settlements like Spanishtown or Nadeau Park.

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