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1928 Map of Los Angeles

Name: 1928 Topographic Map of Los Angeles
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1928
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1928

About this map

Los Angeles is revealed here as a rapidly maturing metropolis, surveyed just before the Great Depression began. The dense urban core radiates outward across a geometric street grid, bounded by the Los Angeles River and the rising elevations of Elysian Park and San Rafael. Major thoroughfares like Sunset Blvd and Wilshire Blvd are already established as primary arteries, while the presence of the Pacific Electric and Union Pacific railroads underscores the city's reliance on rail transport for both passengers and commerce.

Institutional landmarks anchor the western and northern neighborhoods, including the University of California and Loyola College, alongside the famed Ambassador Hotel. To the south and east, industrial activity is signaled by Oil Tanks near Hobart and Vernon. Family historians will find significant detail in the layout of the Rosedale Cemetery and the numerous public spaces such as Exposition Park and Hollenbeck Lake.