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1961 Map of Mountain View

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Mountain View
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Naval Air Station Moffett Field and the Ames Research Center anchor this landscape during a period of rapid mid-century expansion across the Santa Clara Valley. The transition from the dense suburban grids of Palo Alto and Mountain View to the industrial salt industry is marked by extensive Salt Evaporators and the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Regional infrastructure is prominently displayed, including the Southern Pacific railroad line, the Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct, and the Bayshore Freeway.

Neighborhood details reveal a high density of mid-century educational institutions such as Cubberley High Sch and Our Lady of the Rosary Sch, alongside smaller named settlements like Castro City. The map traces the natural drainage of the peninsula through Adobe Creek and Stevens Creek as they flow toward the bay's edge at Dumbarton Point and Calaveras Point. Local landmarks, from the Palo Alto Yacht Club to the Alta Mesa Sch, illustrate the community's growth as it pushed toward the marshes and sloughs of San Francisco Bay.