1950 Map of Grandview

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The Yakima Valley floor reveals a landscape defined by intensive irrigation and rail infrastructure at mid-century, where the Roza Canal and Sunnyside Canal contour through the basin. Large settlements like Grandview and Sunnyside anchor the agricultural economy, supported by smaller railway stops and locales such as Lichty and Forsell. To the north, the terrain rises sharply into the Rattlesnake Hills, a starkly different environment marked by remote springs such as Butler Spring and Maiden Spr. The transition from the high desert of Black Rock Canyon to the cultivated valley floor is punctuated by specialized land uses, including the Sunnyside Municipal Airport and the Lower Valley Country Club. This survey, based on field work through 1950, documents the area's development before major interstate expansions altered the local corridors like Hanford Road and Sunnyside Road.