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1964 Map of San Francisco

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of San Francisco
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area appear in the mid-1960s as a dense network of suburban growth and military infrastructure. The peninsula is dominated by established residential centers like Daly City and San Mateo, while the South Bay highlights the academic and industrial footprint of Stanford University and Moffett Field Naval Air Station. Significant land use is dedicated to large necropolises in Colma, including Cypress Lawn Cem and Holy Cross Cem, serving the region's historical genealogical interests.

Maritime and naval activity is central to this era, evidenced by the San Francisco Naval Shipyard and Alameda Naval Air Station. The map illustrates the critical transit links of the Golden Gate Bridge and the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (Toll) connecting the urban core to Oakland and Berkeley. To the west, the Farallon National Wildlife Refuge stands in stark contrast to the burgeoning development of the East Bay and the Santa Clara Valley.