1951 Map of Newport Beach

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The Santa Ana River carves through this coastal landscape, separating the developing residential blocks of Costa Mesa from the agricultural and oil-producing plains to the west. In the years following World War II, the area shows a transitional character where rural settlements like Wintersburg and Smeltzer persist alongside growing suburban tracts. Extensive oil fields dominate the coastal bluffs of Huntington Beach, marked by dense clusters of oil wells and tanks that overlook the Pacific Ocean.