1961 Map of Mountain View

About this map

Naval Air Station Moffett Field and the adjacent Ames Research Center dominate the shoreline landscape in this early 1960s survey of the South Bay. This era captures the rapid suburban expansion of Palo Alto, Mountain View, and Sunnyvale, where purple-tinted revisions highlight new urban growth reaching toward the salt marshes. The infrastructure of the mid-century Peninsula is clearly visible, from the Southern Pacific rail lines and the Bayshore Freeway to the Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct cutting through the residential blocks. Along the edge of the San Francisco Bay, a complex network of salt evaporators and sloughs like Guadalupe Slough meet landmarks such as Cooley Landing and the Yacht Club. The map provides significant genealogical value, noting numerous local institutions like Alta Mesa Cem, Castro City, and several schools including Cubberley High Sch and St Josephs Sch.