1966 Map of San Fernando

About this map

Mission San Fernando serves as the cultural anchor of this mid-century valley landscape, surrounded by the suburban expansion of San Fernando, Pacoima, and Mission Hills. The map details a period of rapid infrastructure growth, where the Golden State Freeway and San Diego Freeway carve through established neighborhoods and rugged canyon approaches. Significant civic and religious institutions are prominent, including the San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Pioneer Memorial Cem, and the Seminary of our Lady Queen of the Angels. Water management is a defining theme, visible in the massive engineering of Upper Van Norman Lake and the Hansen Dam Park flood control basin. The northern edge transitions sharply into the Angeles National Forest, where steep terrain like Kagel Mountain and Sugarloaf rises above the urban grid, separated by firebreaks and canyons.