1975 Map of Vista

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The city of Sparks expands eastward into the Meadows during this mid-1970s revision, showing the transition from agricultural valley to suburban growth. While the University of Nevada Farm and Spanish Springs Ranch represent the area’s ranching heritage, new developments like Reed High Sch and multiple trailer parks indicate the rapid residential shift. The Southern Pacific railroad remains a critical corridor, paralleling the Truckee River through the canyon between the Pah Rah Range and the Virginia Range. Industrial activity is evident along the river at Vista and Mustang, where gravel pits and borrow pits dot the landscape. This sheet effectively documents the loss of open valley floor to city infrastructure, including the Radio Towers (KOH) and the Mc Carran Blvd extension, just before the full suburban build-out of the late 20th century.