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1953 Map of Fontana

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Fontana
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1955
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1955

About this map

The Kaiser Steel Plant and Kaiser Siding dominate the western industrial corridor of this mid-century landscape, reflecting the post-war industrial surge in San Bernardino County. Heavy industry is balanced by the dense network of civic infrastructure in Fontana and Bloomington, where numerous neighborhood schools like Randall Pepper Sch and Lewis Sch serve the expanding residential tracts. This era shows a community in transition, with citrus-aligned grid systems beginning to give way to suburban development.

To the south, the Jurupa Mountains rise above the Santa Ana River, where the landscape turns toward resource extraction at the Crestmore Quarry and various Gravel Pits. Local leisure and transit are marked by the Drive-in Theater near Sunnyslope and the prominent Pacific Electric lines. The map captures the specialized agricultural and industrial infrastructure of the day, including the Upper Fontana Feeder and the extensive Oil Tanks near Crestmore.