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1955 Map of Broadview Farms

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Broadview Farms
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

Broadview Farms and the surrounding agricultural tracts of western Fresno County defined this landscape in the mid-1950s. The map illustrates a complex irrigation and water management system essential to Central Valley farming, dominated by the Delta-Mendota Canal and its supporting infrastructure, including the Second Lift Canal and Third Lift Canal. This intensive water engineering supported diverse operations such as the Lyon and Hoag Ranch and Belmont Farms.

The presence of a Cotton Gin and multiple Labor Camp sites indicates the industrial scale of agricultural production during this era. A grid of rural thoroughfares, including Nees Avenue, Bullard Avenue, and Ashlan Ave, connects these dispersed ranching and farming hubs. Of particular note for transportation history is the Santa Fe Grade cutting across the northeast corner, marking the influence of rail on the region's development.