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1959 Map of Redwood Point

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Redwood Point
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1960
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1960

About this map

Salt production and maritime industry dominate the landscape of the southern reaches of San Francisco Bay during the late 1950s. Extensive Salt Evaporators and the Belmont Salt Evaporators cover vast stretches of the shoreline, illustrating the industrial scale of salt harvesting in this era. The Port of Redwood City and the nearby Yacht Harbor serve as critical nodes for commercial and recreational maritime traffic along Redwood Creek, while the Southern Pacific railroad provides vital land-based transport connectivity to the burgeoning community of San Carlos.

Intricate slough systems, including Steinberger Slough, Corkscrew Slough, and Westpoint Slough, thread through large marshy features like Bair Island and Greco Island. This survey captures the region just as the Bayshore Freeway began to reshape local transit, while the San Mateo Bridge (Toll) and Dumbarton Bridge frame the bay's northern and southern horizons. Prominent communication infrastructure is also visible, with several facilities such as Radio Sta KNBC and the Press Wireless Radio Sta located on the bay's edge.