1923 Map of Fresno

About this map

The growing city of Fresno radiates from a dense diagonal grid at the intersection of the Southern Pacific and Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroads. This 1923 survey reveals a landscape transitioning from the urban core to the surrounding agricultural colonies that defined the Central Valley's development. Outside the city limits, the terrain is structured by an intensive network of named roads like Whites Bridge Road and Kearney Boulevard, serving a constellation of rural education centers including the American Colony School, West Park School, and Oleander School. To the northwest, Roeding Park provides a managed green space at the city's edge, while the southeast is anchored by the industrial and rail siding at Calwa. The prevalence of schools and the precise irrigation-driven grid illustrate the organized nature of early 20th-century settlement in Fresno County.