Manhole Covers of San Buenaventura

Created 17 January 2006

This page was last updated on 25 November 2008
All photos copyrighted by David L. Magney 2005-2006

This page is focused solely on manhole covers of San Buenaventura, Ventura County, California.

Manhole Covers of San Buenaventura [Ventura], Ventura County, Southern California

This page illustrates manhole covers of the City of San Buenaventura (Ventura), which was established as a mission town in 1782. Before that, near where the mission was built, was a Chumash Indian village, near the mouth of the Ventura River. San Buenaventura now has a population of about 102,000. The second-largest Morton Bay Fig tree in the United States grows in Plaza Park (it is native to Australia). After the mission era, oil was the primary industry supporting Ventura, with agriculture also very important. Now, tourism is a primary industry, along with oil production, is the leading economy for the city. San Buenaventura is the county seat. U.S. Highway 101 passes through Ventura, hence the name of the highway, "Ventura Highway". State Routes 33 and 126 both begin in Ventura. Ventura is on the Santa Barbara Channel of the Pacific Ocean, with a mild Mediterranean climate. The railroad passes through Ventura, with numerous sidings for industries and railways to neighboring cities.

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