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1935 Map of Los Alamitos

Name: 1935 Topographic Map of Los Alamitos
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1935
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1935

About this map

Industrial and agricultural land uses intersect along the coastal plain of Orange County in the mid-1930s. The Texas Oil Tank Farm stands as a prominent landmark near Cypress, reflecting the region's developing energy sector. Transportation is defined by a dense grid of rural boulevards like Katella Avenue and Ocean Avenue, alongside the tracks of the Southern Pacific and Pacific Electric railroads. These lines connect small track-side settlements including Moody and Halcon with larger hubs like Los Alamitos.

Education for the local farming communities is anchored by rural schoolhouses such as Centralia Sch and Savanna Sch. To the south, Barber City and Westminster show early signs of residential platting near the San Gabriel River. The map captures a landscape in transition, where the historic ranchos are being subdivided into the suburban and commercial corridors that would soon define Southern California.