1928 Map of San Pedro Hills

About this map

Palos Verdes Estates and the surrounding San Pedro Hills are depicted here during an era of significant coastal transformation. The survey, conducted under the guidance of T.H. Moncure and Los Angeles County Surveyor J.E. Rockhold, captures the planned expansion of residential and recreational developments alongside existing industrial and military footprints. The coastline is marked by rugged points and coves, from Bluff Cove in the north down to the thermal waters of Whites Point Hot Springs. Inland, the landscape reveals a mixture of early suburban planning and strategic infrastructure, including the Standard Oil Co Tank Farm near the Los Angeles City Boundary and the extensive Ft MacArthur Upper Res overlooking the harbor. This period shows the nascent road network, including the coastal Paseo Del Mar, as it began to wrap around the peninsula's southern edge.