
Industrial production and rapid urban expansion define this mid-1920s landscape, most notably within the LA Brea Oil Field where derricks punctuated the terrain before the neighborhood's residential density took hold. The map reveals the intricate transit network of the Los Angeles basin, dominated by several branches of the Pacific Electric Hollywood Sherman Santa Monica Venice Line and the Pacific Electric Venice Short Line. These rail corridors connected emerging hubs like Culver and Sherman with the dense residential grid expanding south of Sunset Boulevard.
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1894 · Los Angeles
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1896 · Redondo
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1896 · Santa Monica
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1898 · Santa Monica
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1900 · Los Angeles
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1901 · Southern California Sheet No. 1
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1902 · Santa Monica
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1904 · Southern California Sheet No. 1
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1920 · Santa Monica
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1921 · Santa Monica
USGS Topo · 1:62,500