1959 Map of San Leandro

About this map

The Metropolitan Oakland International Airport dominates the northwestern shoreline, showcasing the mid-century expansion of aviation infrastructure alongside the Airport Channel. This era of the East Bay is defined by rapid suburbanization and the heavy infrastructure of the Nimitz Freeway, which carves through established neighborhoods. The map illustrates a dense network of local education, featuring numerous campuses such as San Leandro High Sch, Arroyo High Sch, and Louis Bertrand School. Industrial and transport history is preserved through the corridors of the Southern Pacific and Western Pacific railroads, which once serviced the various landings along the San Francisco Bay mudflats, including Roberts Landing and Hayward Landing. The inclusion of the Oakland-Alameda Co Coliseum Complex in purple revision marks the shift toward large-scale regional landmarks during the late twentieth century.