Xeni Jardin writes on BoingBoing:
Snip from 1934 Los Angeles Times article about lizard people who lived in tunnels under the city 5,000 years ago.
This legend is a long-lived chestnut.
A hi-rez scan, more at Strange Maps, and: Reptoids!
The Flickr uploader, vokoban, has lots of great stuff.

Snip from 1934 Los Angeles Times article about