1967 Map of Corona North

About this map

Lake Norconian and the sprawling Naval Weapons Center dominate the mid-century landscape of this Riverside County region. The map documents a period of significant military and institutional presence, including the California Rehabilitation Center and the U S Naval Res tucked near the northern edge of the Prado Flood Control Basin. The Santa Ana River cuts diagonally through the terrain, separating the emerging residential grids of Norco from the open agricultural and industrial tracts of Mira Loma to the north. Transportation is defined by the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad and the growing Riverside Freeway (91) corridor. Educational and religious institutions like La Sierra College and the Divine Word Seminary reflect the community development in La Sierra and Home Gardens during this era of rapid suburbanization.