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1925 Map of Chatsworth

Name: 1925 Topographic Map of Chatsworth
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1925
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1925

About this map

Simi Hills dominate the western edge of this mid-1920s survey, marking the transition into the San Fernando Valley. The landscape reflects the early 20th-century development of the western valley, defined by the extensive lands of Ex Mission San Fernando and the settlement at Chatsworth. Transportation is a central theme, with the Southern Pacific railroad cutting through the terrain near Santa Susanna Ave, while the Pac Elec line serves the southern portion of the sheet near Owensmouth.

The prominence of the Chatsworth Reservoir and the carefully surveyed grid of citrus-era streets like Devonshire St and Sherman Way reveal an area on the cusp of suburbanization. Local history details include the Oakwood Cemetery and the historic El Escorpion tract. This advance sheet, surveyed by L.O. Newsome, provides a precise look at the Ventura and Los Angeles county line before the dense residential infill of the later century changed the character of these ranch lands.