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1942 Map of San Pedro Hill

Name: 1942 Topographic Map of San Pedro Hill
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1942
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1942

About this map

San Pedro Hill rises as the dominant height of the Palos Verdes Hills in this 1940s-era survey, overlooking the vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean and the San Pedro Channel. The map documents a landscape in transition, where early planned residential communities like Palos Verdes Estates and Rolling Hills are emerging along the winding routes of Palos Verdes Drive North and Palos Verdes Drive West.

Detailed coastal topography highlights the rugged shoreline from Palos Verdes Point down to the Whites Point Hot Springs and Whites Point. To the northeast, the grid patterns of Lomita, Harbor City, and the City of Torrance press against the foothills. Notable local landmarks of the era include the Chadwick Seaside School and the coastal Golf Course, providing a window into the social and educational development of the peninsula before the post-war building boom.