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1952 Map of Calabasas

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Calabasas
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Simi Hills and the Santa Monica Mountains converge in this map, illustrating the post-war transition of the western San Fernando Valley from ranch land to residential enclave. The 1967 purple-tinted revisions show the rapid eastward expansion of urban development through Woodland Hills and Hidden Hills, pushing against the older boundaries of the El Escorpion grant. A unique cultural landmark, the Motion Picture Country House and Hospital is situated near the Ventura Freeway, serving the film industry's aging professionals.

Local history is preserved in small settlements and family ranching sites like Brents Junction, McCoy Ranch, and Chatsworth Lake Manor. The landscape is etched with deep canyons such as Las Virgenes Canyon and Bell Canyon, while the Chatsworth Reservoir dominates the northeastern corner. Unusual local features like the L A Pet Cemetery and an Oakwood Cem indicate the specialized land use during this period of Southern California growth.