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1966 Map of Beverly Hills

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Beverly Hills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

The southern slopes of the Santa Monica Mountains meet the expanding urban sprawl of West Los Angeles in this mid-1960s study, revised with 1972 aerial data. The landscape is defined by the sharp contrast between the deeply incised canyons of Bel Air and Brentwood and the grid of the Los Angeles basin. Academic and institutional footprints are significant, featuring the expansive campus of the Univ of California at Los Angeles, Mount St Marys College, and the sprawling grounds of the US Veterans Cemetery and adjacent Soldiers Home.

Infrastructure and industry are visible through the network of the Southern Pacific railroad and the emerging San Diego Freeway. To the south, the map captures the entertainment and commercial heart of the era, including the MGM Studios complex in Culver City and the recently developed Century City. Along the coast, the Municipal Pier stands at the edge of Santa Monica, while inland, numerous Oil Wells near the Baldwin Hills signal the region's ongoing petroleum extraction.