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1952 Map of Inglewood

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Inglewood
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1952
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1952

About this map

Inglewood Park Cemetery and the adjacent grounds of Hollywood Park anchor this 1952 study of a rapidly urbanizing Los Angeles basin. The landscape is defined by a dense grid of residential and commercial growth stretching from Inglewood down through Hawthorne and Gardena. This era captures the height of the region's aviation and education infrastructure, featuring the Gardena Valley Airport, Central Airport, and the campus of El Camino Jr College.

Industrial and transport corridors are clearly marked by the Pacific Electric lines and the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad, which serve the growing communities of Lennox and Lawndale. The presence of numerous parochial and public institutions, such as St Marys Academy and J C Fremont High Sch, illustrates the post-war population boom. To the south, the drainage of Laguna Dominguez persists amidst the expanding streets of Torrance and Compton.