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1966 Map of Pasadena

Name: 1966 Topographic Map of Pasadena
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

Pasadena and Altadena anchor this detailed study of the San Gabriel Valley's edge, where suburban expansion meets the southern front of the Angeles National Forest. The landscape is dominated by the steep slopes of the San Rafael Hills and Verdugo Mountains, which hem in established residential enclaves like La Canada and Flintridge. The deep cut of the Arroyo Seco serves as a central artery for recreation and infrastructure, containing the iconic Rose Bowl and the Brookside Golf Course just south of the Devils Gate Reservoir.

Educational and scientific institutions are prominent throughout the area, from the sprawling campus of the Calif Institute of Technology to its Jet Propulsion Laboratory tucked into the canyon near Oak Grove Park. Significant local history is preserved at Mountain View Cemetery and the Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Cem), while the mid-century transportation network is defined by the heavy arteries of the Foothill Freeway and Ventura Freeway cutting through Glendale and Eagle Rock.