1959 Map of Addison

About this map

Addison and the northern reaches of Dallas are shown here during a period of rapid suburban expansion along the St Louis Southwestern railroad. The landscape is a mix of traditional agricultural roots and new residential development, marked by numerous educational and religious institutions such as Ursuline Academy, St Mark Sch, and Church of Good Shepherd. Historic local sites like Old Frankford Cem and White Rock Cem remain as markers of the area's rural past, even as infrastructure like Highland Park Airport and the expanding road network of Belt Line Road and Spring Valley Road facilitate growth. The drainage of White Rock Creek and its tributaries, including Cottonwood Creek, provides a natural counterpoint to the spreading urban grid of neighborhoods like Inwood and the emerging suburbs of Farmers Branch and Richardson.