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1993 Map of Richmond

Name: 1993 Topographic Map of Richmond
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1997
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1997

About this map

Richmond and the East Bay shoreline are depicted here in a period of significant urban density, showing the complex industrial and residential landscape of the early 1990s. The map highlights the heavy transit and maritime infrastructure of the era, centered on the Richmond Yard and the Reserve Shipyard near Point Potrero. This coastal corridor is a study in land use, where the industrial Richmond Inner Harbor meets recreational spaces like Richmond Marina Bay and the ecological preserved lands of Brooks Island.

Moving inland, the terrain rises sharply from the flats of North Richmond and San Pablo into the ridgelines of the Berkeley Hills and San Pablo Ridge. Institutional landmarks like Contra Costa College and the University of California grounds in Berkeley anchor the southern edge of the sheet. The interface between the developed corporate boundaries of Albany and El Cerrito and the sprawling Charles Lee Tilden Regional Park illustrates the region's managed balance between urban growth and protected open space.