1968 Map of Encinitas

About this map

Encinitas and its neighboring coastal communities appear here during a period of significant postwar growth along the Gulf of Santa Catalina. The landscape is defined by its dramatic coastal topography, where the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad and the San Diego Freeway parallel the shore, cutting between the Pacific and the expansive waters of Batiquitos Lagoon and San Elijo Lagoon. This era shows the transition of the North County coastline into a residential and recreational corridor, evidenced by the development around La Costa Country Club and the establishment of numerous coastal parks like Moonlight State Beach. Institutional growth is visible in the presence of San Dieguito Union High School and the Quail Park Botanical Garden, while the inland canyons like Lux Canyon and Green Encinitas Valley remain relatively open compared to the densifying shoreline settlements of Leucadia and Cardiff-by-the-Sea.