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1928 Map of Claremont

Name: 1928 Topographic Map of Claremont
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1928
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1928

About this map

Pomona serves as the dense urban anchor of this late 1920s survey, surrounded by a burgeoning landscape of educational institutions and agricultural commerce. The northern boundary is defined by the academic grounds of Pomona College in Claremont, while the western edge is dominated by the Los Angeles County Fair Grounds and the recreational expanse of the Mountain Meadows Country Club. A complex grid of avenues, including Cucamonga Avenue and Holt Avenue, reflects the rapid transition of the Pomona Valley from open country into a structured citrus-belt community.

Transportation infrastructure drives the local economy, as evidenced by the competing lines of the Pacific Electric, Southern Pacific, and the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe. These rails converge at points like Pomona Junction and Ganesha Junction, facilitating the movement of goods and people between La Verne and the rising industrial center. To the south, the Puente Hills rise above the alluvial fan where the San Antonio Wash meets the valley floor, creating a stark natural border to the residential expansion.