1966 Map of San Fernando

About this map

The Angeles National Forest dominates the northern landscape, where the Santa Clara Divide and peaks like Kagel Mountain tower over the rapidly expanding urban edge of the San Fernando Valley. In the mid-1960s, the intersection of the Golden State Freeway and San Diego Freeway catalyzed dense residential growth in Sylmar, Mission Hills, and Pacoima. The map documents a critical period of water management and flood control infrastructure, anchored by Van Norman Lake and the Hansen Dam Park. For genealogists and local historians, the sheet preserves the locations of several important community sites, including the Pioneer Memorial Cem, Holy Cross Hospital, and numerous parochial institutions like St Didacus Sch, reflecting the postwar transformation of this former agricultural basin into a bustling suburban corridor.