1900-1909 Maps of Los Angeles, California

1. 1900 Map of Pasadena

   

   1900 Pasadena

   1900 Print · USGS

   The San Gabriel Valley is captured here at a pivotal moment of expansion just as the rail networks reached the foothills. Researchers can trace the layout of early Pasadena and Monrovia, locate the Echo Mountain Mt. Lowe Hotel, or find the historic Mission and Raymond Hotel.

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4. 1900 Map of Tujunga

   

   1900 Tujunga

   1900 Print · USGS

   The San Gabriel mountains in the late nineteenth century reveal a landscape of deep canyons and mining outposts. Trace early rail travel through Acton or locate the remote Monte Cristo Mines and Hoyt Ranch within the San Gabriel Timber Land Reserve.

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7. 1900 Map of Los Angeles

   

   1900 Los Angeles

   1900 Print · USGS

   Greater Los Angeles was a mosaic of expansive ranchos and emerging rail towns at the turn of the century. You can trace the early footprints of Hollywood, locate the historic Soldiers Home, and follow the mountain rails to the Echo Mountain Mt. Lowe Hotel.

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10. 1900 Map of Fernando

    

    1900 Fernando

    1900 Print · USGS

    The San Fernando Valley and San Gabriel mountains appear here in the final years of the nineteenth century, showing the early town site of Fernando and the San Fernando Mission. Genealogists and historians can trace the Southern Pacific RR through Soledad Canyon or locate early settlements like Lang and Honby.

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13. 1901 Map of Southern California Sheet No. 1

    

    1901 Southern California Sheet No. 1

    1901 Print · USGS

    Greater Los Angeles at the dawn of the twentieth century is a landscape of growing citrus towns and a burgeoning rail network. Genealogists and historians can trace the early gridded streets of Hollywood and Pasadena or locate landmarks like Bear Lake and the Cahuilla Indian Reservation.

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16. 1902 Map of Santa Monica

    

    1902 Santa Monica

    1902 Print · USGS

    The Los Angeles basin is shown here just as the old rancho boundaries began to give way to early suburban developments like Hollywood and Santa Monica. Genealogists and historians can trace the early rail networks, the grounds of the Soldiers Home, and vanished place names like Sherman and Tropico.

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19. 1902 Map of Downey

    

    1902 Downey

    1902 Print · USGS

    The Los Angeles coastal plain at the turn of the century shows a network of early citrus towns and Spanish rancho boundaries. Trace the development of the river system and rail stops like Poor Farm Sta., Fulton Wells, and the growing community of Whittier.

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22. 1903 Map of Calabasas

    

    1903 Calabasas

    1903 Print · USGS

    The northern reaches of the Santa Monica Mountains and the western San Fernando Valley are shown here at the turn of the century. Genealogists and historians can trace early ranch boundaries like Encino and Las Virgenes, or locate the original sites of Grape Arbor and the Chatsworth Park Branch railroad.

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25. 1903 Map of Camulos

    

    1903 Camulos

    1903 Print · USGS

    Southern California at the dawn of the twentieth century shows a landscape of ranchos and early rail towns. Trace the old routes through Simi and Camulos, or locate vanished stops like Ternez Siding and the coastal piers at Port Los Angeles.

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28. 1903 Map of Santa Susana

    

    1903 Santa Susana

    1903 Print · USGS

    Northern Los Angeles and Ventura counties are captured here at the start of the twentieth century, as the railroad transformed the frontier. Trace early rail hubs at Newhall and Saugus, and find the engineering feats of the Santa Susana Tunnel and Fernando Tunnel.

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31. 1904 Map of Southern California Sheet No. 1, 1905 Print

    

    1904 Southern California Sheet No. 1

    1905 Print · USGS

    Southern California at the dawn of the twentieth century shows a landscape of citrus groves and coastal towns connected by rail. Genealogists and historians can trace early settlements like San Juan Capistrano, find remote sites like the Rose Mine, and study the original water systems of the Santa Ana River.

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