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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

The Los Alamitos area during the mid-1930s shows an evolving landscape of historic ranchos and early suburban agriculture. The map highlights the transition of the Los Coyotes and Los Alamitos land grants into a grid of orchards and small settlements. Industrial activity is concentrated at the Texas Oil Tank Farm, while the region is tied together by the Pacific Electric and Southern Pacific railroads.

Education and community nodes like Centralia Sch and Savanna Sch appear alongside vanished or changed locales such as Barber City and Moody. The geography is defined by the San Gabriel River and Coyote Creek, with Landing Hill providing a rare point of elevation near the coast. This survey documents the network of early Southern California thoroughfares, including Katella Avenue and Orangethorpe Ave, before the era of major freeway development.