1951 Map of Dos Pueblos Canyon

About this map

The coastal canyons of Los Dos Pueblos meet the Santa Barbara Channel in this mid-century survey of the California coast. The landscape is defined by the sharp transition from the Santa Ynez Mountains within the Los Padres National Forest down to the Pacific shoreline. The Southern Pacific railroad and Hollister Ave track the narrow coastal shelf, connecting the settlement of Naples to the growing community near Ellwood Union School. The presence of numerous oil wells, oil tanks, and an oil sump near Coal Oil Point indicates the importance of the petroleum industry to this region during the 1950s. Farther inland, names like Dos Pueblos Canyon, Eagle Canyon, and Tecolote Canyon mark the drainages that reach into the high chaparral and timber of the national forest.