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1966 Map of Burbank

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

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

The entertainment capital of Southern California is in full view during the mid-1960s, documenting the dense urban expansion across the San Fernando Valley. Major production centers like the NBC-TV Studios, Warner Bros Studios, and Disney Studios anchor the media landscape in Burbank, while Universal City sits just across the Los Angeles River at the foot of the Santa Monica Mountains. The map reveals the intricate transport network of the era, from the established lines of the Southern Pacific RR to the surging reach of the Golden State Freeway and Hollywood Freeway.

Beyond the studio lots, the survey details civic life through a high density of neighborhood schools and churches, such as Bellarmine-Jefferson High Sch and Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church. To the north, the Verdugo Mountains rise sharply, dissected by numerous canyons like La Tuna Canyon and Wildwood Canyon, providing a stark contrast to the grid-heavy residential patterns of Sun Valley and North Hollywood. Massive green spaces and local landmarks including Griffith Park, Hollywood Reservoir, and the sprawling Valhalla Memorial Park (Cem) define the mid-century geography of this Los Angeles suburb.