1964 Map of Long Beach

About this map

The industrial and maritime landscape of Long Beach is defined by its mid-century infrastructure and sprawling harbor developments. The Los Angeles River cuts a straight course through the center of the sheet, flanked by the heavy rail corridors of the Pacific Electric and Southern Pacific railroads. To the west, the extensive oil field developments near Wilmington and Dominguez Hills emphasize the era's energy economy, while the massive dredge-and-fill operations of the Middle Harbor and East Basin show the expansion of the U S Naval Shipyard.