1964 Map of Long Beach

About this map

The Los Angeles River cuts a concrete path through this mid-century landscape of heavy industry and urban expansion. This survey shows the dense network of neighborhoods from North Long Beach down to the vibrant waterfronts of Belmont Shore and Naples. The coastal economy is clearly defined by the massive infrastructure of the Inner Harbor and the US Naval Station, while the hills are dominated by the intensive extraction of the Dominguez Oil Field and Signal Hill Oil Field.