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1966 Map of Beverly Hills

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Beverly Hills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

The Santa Monica Mountains dominate the northern landscape of this survey, giving way to the rapidly expanding urban corridors of Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, and West Los Angeles. The map captures the significant mid-century development of Century City and Westwood Village, anchored by the sprawling campus of the Univ of California at Los Angeles. To the west, the residential canyons of Bel Air, Brentwood, and Riviera are meticulously charted against the backdrop of Stone Canyon Res and Franklin Canyon Res.

Tracing the historical Spanish land grants, the map identifies the traditional boundaries of Rodeo de las Aguas and San Jose de Buenos Ayres. This 1966 baseline, updated with 1981 revisions, documents the massive footprint of the San Diego Freeway and Santa Monica Freeway cutting through established neighborhoods. Significant cultural and civic sites are visible, including the Los Angeles National Cemetery, numerous parochial schools like St Monica High Sch, and several prominent greenspaces such as the Los Angeles Country Club and Rancho Park and Golf Course.