Electronic Resources

WPA Maps Digital Archive

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) Digital Archive provides 345 hand-colored maps from the 1933-39 land use survey of the City of Los Angeles. The maps are divided into 10 books, each corresponding to a geographic region within the City's 460 square mile boundary. The maps identify whether land was vacant or used for commercial, farming, residential, industrial, manufacturing, or recreational purposes. For more information go to Collection Overview

Holdings: 1933-1939