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1967 Map of Akron East

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Akron East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Akron’s eastern industrial and residential expansion is anchored by the massive Goodyear Airdock and the Akron Fulton International Airport. This 1967 survey, with photorevisions from 1984, documents the post-war development of the Goodyear Heights Metropolitan Park area and the suburban growth around Tallmadge and Mogadore. The landscape is a complex intersection of industry and recreation, where major infrastructure like Municipal Stadium and the Chapel Hill Mall sits near established neighborhoods like Ellet and Brittain.

Transportation patterns are defined by a dense network of railroads, including the Conrail and Akron Canton and Youngtown RR lines, which serviced the heavy industrial core of East Akron. The southern portion of the map transitions to a more lacustrine environment around Springfield Lake and the Mogadore Reservoir, featuring local landmarks such as Grace Cathedral and several family-named burial grounds like Maple Hill Cem.