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Loading map...1942 Map of Downey
USGS Topo · Published 1942About this map
Long Beach and the surrounding Los Angeles Basin are captured here just as wartime expansion began to transform the agricultural landscape into a suburban grid. Published as a tactical map by the Corps of Engineers, this survey details a complex web of transit including the Pacific Electric and the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroads, which linked established hubs like Downey and Whittier with smaller junctions such as Studebaker and Hynes.
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Map Details
Date Portrayed1942
Date Published1942
PublisherU.S. Geological Survey
Map TypeTopographic
Scale1:62500
Physical Dimensions17.2 x 21.8 inches
Editions of this 1942 Downey Map
This is the sole edition of this map. No revisions or reprints were ever made.
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SourceU.S. Geological Survey
CopyrightPublic Domain