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1966 Map of Beverly Hills

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Beverly Hills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Beverly Hills and the Westside of Los Angeles appear in high detail during the mid-1960s, a period of massive post-war transformation and institutional growth. The campus of the Univ of California at Los Angeles sits at the heart of Westwood, while the emerging skyline of Century City takes shape on land once used for film production. This survey captures the spatial relationship between the wealthy residential enclaves of Bel Air and Brentwood and the older agricultural heritage of the region, visible in the underlying land grant boundaries such as Rodeo de las Aguas and Buenos Ayres.

To the south and west, the urban grid of Santa Monica meets the shore at the Santa Monica Pier, while the San Diego Freeway and Santa Monica Freeway carve new paths through established neighborhoods like West Los Angeles and Mar Vista. Regional history is well-preserved in landmarks like the Soldiers Home and the adjacent US Veterans Cemetery. For the researcher, the map documents a dense network of local schools, from the Beverly Hills High Sch to Marymount College, and recreational spaces like the Los Angeles Country Club.