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1967 Map of La Mesa

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of La Mesa
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

Mission San Diego de Alcala anchors this mid-century view of the developing East County region, situated just south of the Mission Valley floor. The map documents a period of intense post-war suburbanization, with extensive new development in La Mesa, El Cajon, and Spring Valley shown in purple revisions. Education and military infrastructure are prominent, ranging from the sprawling San Diego State College campus to the Miramar Naval Air Station and US Naval Res.

Natural topography is defined by the San Diego River winding through the Mission Gorge, where the Mission Dam and Flume Historic Site marks early water engineering. High points like Fortuna Mtn and Cowles Mtn provide vertical contrast to the residential grids of Normal Heights and Grantville. Water management is further evidenced by the Murray Reservoir and the Santee Recreational Lakes system in the northeast.