1964 Map of Orange

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Orange and Santa Ana are centers of intense postwar suburban transformation on this 1964 survey, which was updated through 1981 to track the rapid expansion of residential tracts into the surrounding foothills. The Santa Ana River cuts across the northern quadrant, flanked by the Riverside Freeway and the Atwood community, while the Peralta Hills and Cerro Villa Heights remain largely undeveloped. Local heritage is marked by the Yorba Hacienda Historical Marker and several large burial grounds, including the Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre and Santa Ana Cem. The emergence of major educational and medical institutions, such as Chapman College and St Josephs Hosp, signals the area's mid-century shift from an agricultural landscape to a major Southern California metropolitan hub. Notable landmarks like Robbers Peak and the Santiago River provide a geographic baseline against the sprawling grids of Placentia and Anaheim.