1952 Map of Oat Mountain

About this map

The Santa Susana Mountains dominate this mid-century landscape, serving as a high-relief barrier between the expanding northern suburbs of Los Angeles and the Santa Clarita Valley. In the south, the early post-war development of Granada Hills and Chatsworth is clearly visible, with the purple overprint highlighting the rapid residential growth along corridors like Devonshire St and Balboa Blvd. The map captures a transitional era where agricultural land and large estates, such as the Iverson Ranch and Garden of the Gods, met the advancing grid of the San Fernando Valley.