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1951 Map of Santa Paula

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Santa Paula
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1952
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1952

About this map

Santa Paula serves as the focal point of this mid-century landscape, situated where Santa Paula Creek meets the Santa Clara River. The map illustrates a community shaped by its agricultural and industrial surroundings, with the Southern Pacific railroad corridor and the Santa Paula Airport framing the southern edge of the town center. The settlement patterns of Limon and Limoneira sit west of the city, flanked by numerous barrancas such as Haines Barranca and Middle Barranca that drain the northern foothills.

Local education is well-represented through several neighborhood institutions including Barbara Webster Sch, McKevett Sch, and Union High Sch. South of the river, the terrain rises sharply into South Mountain, an area marked by extensive Oil Wells and winding access roads. This contrast between the dense grid of the citrus-growing valley and the industrial activity on the ridge highlights the economic drivers of Ventura County during the 1950s.