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1948 Map of Burbank

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Burbank
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1948
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1948

About this map

Universal Studio and Walt Disney Studio anchor the landscape of the late 1940s, marking the post-war height of the motion picture industry in the San Fernando Valley. The map details a dense grid of residential expansion between North Hollywood and Burbank, where transit lines like the Southern Pacific and major thoroughfares such as Victory Blvd and Ventura Blvd defined the region's rapid suburbanization.

South of the Los Angeles River, the terrain shifts abruptly into the Santa Monica Mountains. Here, cultural landmarks like the Hollywood Bowl and the Planetarium sit near the peaks of Cahuenge Pk and Mt Hollywood. The presence of the Don Lee Television Sta on the ridge reflects the era's emerging broadcast technology, while aviation history is preserved at the Lockheed Air Terminal in the northern valley.