Lately, I've been doing a lot of research into old maps of LA. I've posted in the photo album a scan of a USGS topo map of the westside dating back from 1900. It's very interesting (at least to me) how the modern street patterns follow old Spanish land grant lines, railroads that are long gone, and of course the topography. I also found a full color 1939 land planning map that shows every lot in the city and its land use. To my eye, it looks like art!
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Re: Old Topo Maps of Los Angeles
Wed, May 25, 2005 - 1:34 PMLove it!!! I could stare at a map like that for hours! I'm interested in finding one of the San Francisco East Bay. Where can I start looking?
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Re: Old Topo Maps of Los Angeles
Wed, May 25, 2005 - 1:47 PMMaps as art. You're speaking my language.
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Thu, May 26, 2005 - 1:11 PMSearch the UC Berkeley Map Library. I spend hours looking at maps here.
www.lib.berkeley.edu/EART/Ma...ons.html
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Re: Old Topo Maps of Los Angeles
Sun, October 15, 2006 - 11:24 PMYow!
Any ideas where I can find a map of boyle heights LA before the freeway destroyed part of Fairview St?
