1947 Map of La Mesa

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Mission Valley and the growing eastern suburbs of San Diego are documented in this late-1930s survey, showing the transition from agricultural and open terrain to organized residential tracts. The grid systems of Normal Hts, Kensington Park, and East San Diego dominate the lower-left, where schools like Hoover High Sch and John Adams Sch serve the expanding population. To the east, State College is established atop the mesas, while the City of La Mesa and Spring Valley appear as more distant developments connected by the San Diego and Arizona Eastern rail line.