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1949 Map of Oakland West

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Oakland West
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

Industrial waterfronts and heavy rail networks dominate the East Bay shoreline just after World War II, as seen in this 1949 topographic record. The massive transit infrastructure of the Oakland Mole and the Pacific Overseas Depot highlights the region's importance as a Pacific shipping hub. To the west, the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge connects the mainland to Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island, where extensive naval and military reservations are clearly delineated.

Neighborhood detail across Berkeley, Emeryville, and Oakland is dense with local history markers, including dozens of schools like Notre Dame Academy and Berkeley High Sch. The rail-dominated landscape features the Key System transit lines and the Alameda Belt serving the Inner Harbor. On the Alameda side, the Encinal Terminal and Alaska Basin contrast with the residential blocks around Mastick Sch, providing a look at a working waterfront before modern containerization transformed the bay.