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1935 Map of Seal Beach

Name: 1935 Topographic Map of Seal Beach
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1935
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1935

About this map

The Orange County coastline during the mid-1930s is defined by a complex network of wetlands and tidal inlets between Long Beach and Huntington Beach. Extensive salt marshes and water bodies like Anaheim Bay and Bolsa Chica Bay dominate the landscape, providing the setting for numerous private sporting preserves such as the Sunset Gun Club and Bolsa Chica Gun Club. This era shows the coastal area before the massive residential developments of the late 20th century, with small settlements like Wintersburg and Sunset Beach clustered near the transit corridors.

Transportation is anchored by the Coast Highway and the Pacific Electric railway, which facilitated travel along the San Pedro Bay shore. Inland, the map reveals agricultural and early aviation signatures, including a Landing Field near Landing Hill and the rural Springdale Sch. The presence of the Los Alamitos Country Club suggests the early recreational diversification of the Las Bolsas and Los Alamitos land grants.