Check out this 10mb map of Southern California from 1915 originally produced by AAA. We love the Big Map Blog for their never ending pursuit of interesting historical maps, so it's awesome when they dig up maps from LA. This 1915 map, which highlights the open space and farmland in what is now densely populated urban areas, is available as a download here, or use the interactive zoom.it application below to check it out. Find anything cool? Post it in the comments.
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