1950 Map of Pitas Point

About this map

The coastal shelf of western Ventura County is defined by a narrow strip of industry and transit squeezed between steep hillsides and the Santa Barbara Channel. This mid-century survey illustrates the heavy reliance on the shoreline for infrastructure, where the Southern Pacific railroad and highways skirt the base of Rincon Mtn. The landscape is notably marked by petroleum extraction, with numerous Oil Wells, an Oil Sump, and Oil Tanks clustered near Sea Cliff and the rugged drainage of Madranio Canyon.