1956 Map of Indio

About this map

Indio serves as the focal point of this mid-century desert landscape, illustrating the rapid post-war development of the Coachella Valley before the massive expansions of later decades. The city is dense with civic infrastructure, including the County Fairground, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Sch, and several local campuses like Herbert Hoover School. To the southeast, the line of settlement follows the Southern Pacific railroad and the Whitewater River through Coachella and down to Thermal.