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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: County of Los Angeles Land Use Survey Maps
Creator:
Los Angeles County (Calif.). Regional Planning
Commission.
Identifier/Call Number: LACoPRC Maps
Physical Description:
36 Linear Feet
(16 volumes)
Date (inclusive): 1936-1939
Abstract: This collection contains 17 atlases (in
16 volumes) of land use maps for areas in Los Angeles County, California, made between 1936
and 1939. The maps were created by the Regional Planning Commission of the County of Los
Angeles in conjunction with the Work Projects Administration (WPA) for use in preparing the
County's Master Plan of Land Use.
Language of Material: Materials are in
English.
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The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from
or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The
responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining
necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
[Identification of item]. County of Los Angeles Land Use Survey Maps, The Huntington
Library, San Marino, California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors, 1983.
The Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission was formed in 1922 to advise the Board
of Supervisors on all planning issues. In January 1936, the Federal Work Projects
Administration, under the sponsorship of the Regional Planning Commission, began conducting
a survey of natural land types and existing land cover and use in the Los Angeles
metropolitan area, to facilitate the creation of a Master Plan of Land Use, as required by
the 1937 California Planning Act. The survey was completed in July 1940 and culminated in
volumes of colored maps, charts, and tables, and land use reports and recommendations.
This collection contains 17 atlases (in 16 volumes) of land use survey maps for areas in
Los Angeles County, California, made between 1936 and 1939. The maps were created by the
Regional Planning Commission of the County of Los Angeles in conjunction with the Work
Projects Administration (WPA) for use in preparing the County's Master Plan of Land Use.
Regions were grouped according to United States Census Tracts, and the maps survey the
cities and tracts included in the statistical areas of Alhambra, Beverly Hills, Burbank,
Compton, El Monte, Glendale/La Canada, Inglewood, Long Beach, North (Covina area), Puente
Hills, Pomona, the San Gabriel Valley, Santa Monica, Southeast/Norwalk, Torrance/San Pedro,
Vernon, and Whittier. The maps are colored to reflect different classifications of land uses
including open land, farming, residence, commerce, industry, utility, institution, and
recreation.
Processed by Huntington Library Staff. In 2014, Diann Benti created the finding aid. In
August 2023, Mari Khasmanyan updated the container information and included the total linear
feet of the collection.
Existence and Location of Copies
This collection has been digitized in its entirety and the digital reproductions are
available in the
Huntington Digital Library.
Related materials in the Huntington Library
- Land use survey, County of Los Angeles: classification of land uses. A report on W.P.A. project L9785; official project no. 665-07-3-65, Call number: 499020
- Master plan of land use : inventory and classification / County of Los Angeles regional planning district, Call number: 499023
- Calvin S. Hamilton Papers, Call number: 605981
- Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission. Los Angeles County Land Use Maps on Slides, LACoPRC Slides
- Southern California Regional Planning Collection, Call number: 605982
The atlases are arranged numerically according to the book numbers written on the volume
covers.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Land use -- California -- Los Angeles County -- Maps
Regional planning -- California -- Los Angeles County -- Maps
Zoning -- California -- Los Angeles County -- Maps
Alhambra (Calif.) -- Maps
Beverly Hills (Calif.) -- Maps
Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.) -- Maps
Compton (Calif.) -- Maps
El Monte (Calif.) -- Maps
Glendale (Calif.) -- Maps
Inglewood (Calif.) -- Maps
La Cañada (Calif.) -- Maps
La Puente (Calif.) -- Maps
Long Beach (Calif.) -- Maps
Los Angeles County (Calif.) -- Maps
Norwalk (Calif.) -- Maps
Pomona (Calif.) -- Maps
San Gabriel (Calif.) -- Maps
San Pedro (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Maps
Santa Monica (Calif.) -- Maps
Torrance (Calif.) -- Maps
Vernon (Calif.) -- Maps
Whittier (Calif.) -- Maps
Maps
Los Angeles County (Calif.). Board of Supervisors, donor
United States. Work Projects Administration