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1965 Map of Whittier

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Whittier
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

The San Gabriel River and Rio Hondo define the western landscape of this mid-1960s Los Angeles County survey, where suburban expansion meets the foothills of the Puente Hills. The area shows a dense concentration of educational and medical institutions, including Whittier College, Biola College, and the sprawling grounds of the Metropolitan State Hospital. Large-scale land use is further evidenced by the massive Rose Hills Memorial Park and the Whittier Narrows Recreation Area in the northwest.

Transportation infrastructure dominates the valley floor, with the Santa Ana Freeway and San Gabriel River Freeway cutting through established neighborhoods like Pico Rivera and Santa Fe Springs. A complex web of rail lines, including the Southern Pacific and Union Pacific, supports the region's industrial corridors. To the southeast, the transition into Dairy Valley and La Mirada illustrates the era's shift from agricultural roots to modern residential tracts.