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1942 Map of Sunland

Name: 1942 Topographic Map of Sunland
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1949
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1949

About this map

Sunland sits at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains in this postwar revision of a pre-war survey, capturing a suburbanizing Los Angeles landscape before major freeway construction. The Hansen Flood Control Basin dominates the west, its massive Spillway 1060 holding back the drainage from Tujunga Wash and several canyons like Lopez Canyon and Kagel Canyon. The urban grid of the Tujunga Valley is shown in detail, with early arterial roads like Foothill Blvd and Glenoaks Blvd providing the primary structure for growth.

Industrial and transport corridors are anchored by the Southern Pacific railroad line through Roscoe, where an Airway Beacon and proximity to the Lockheed Air Terminal reflect the region's mid-century aviation importance. Smaller settlements and ranch sites such as Stonehurst, Wahoo, and Herreres Ranch appear alongside institutional landmarks like Regina Coeli School, offering a precise record of San Fernando Valley development during the 1940s.