Aerial photographs of the same location from different periods can be used to study changes in the landscape over time.  The images below show the development of the UCSB campus from 1928 through 2015.  Click on the images to enlarge or download the photographs.  When downloading keep in mind that these particular images have been reduced from their original size.  

1928

UCSB campus 1928

1938

UCSB campus 1938

1947

UCSB campus 1947

1956

UCSB campus 1956

1961

UCSB campus 1961

1971

UCSB campus 1971

1980

UCSB campus 1980

1994

UCSB campus 1994

2001

UCSB campus 2001

2007

UCSB campus 2007

2015

UCSB campus 2015