1952 Map of Yuba City

About this map

The confluence of the Feather River and Yuba River defines the layout of these twin California cities in the early 1950s. While Marysville shows a dense urban grid centered around Ellis Lake and institutional landmarks like the Notre Dame Convent and Yuba Jr College, Yuba City across the water is shown in a phase of post-war expansion. The surrounding landscape is heavily engineered for water management and transit, featuring a network of levees, the Western Pacific and Southern Pacific railroads, and named rural outposts like Sevenmile House and District 10 Store. To the east, the map reveals the industrial footprint of hydraulic mining history with extensive Tailings and the Dantoni settlement. This survey documents the transition from a purely agricultural and river-bound economy to a more modern regional hub, including early car-culture features like the Drive-in Theatre near the city limits.