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1964 Map of Allentown East

Name: 1964 Topographic Map of Allentown East
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1967
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1967

About this map

The Lehigh River corridor defines this industrial and residential landscape during the mid-1960s, serving as a conduit for the Lehigh Valley RR and the Central RR of New Jersey. The urban cores of Allentown and Bethlehem expand toward one another through neighborhoods like Ritterville and Hanover Acres, while the legacy of the Lehigh Canal remains visible along the riverbanks. Highlighting the region's educational and religious infrastructure are St Francis de Sales College and the Carmelite Monastery, alongside numerous schools such as Dieruff High Sch.

South of the city centers, the terrain rises toward South Mountain and Applebutter Hill, where the environment transitions into a series of smaller settlements including Center Valley, Lanark, and Coopersburg. The map documents a period of significant suburban development, with many quarries and radio towers like Radio Towers (WAEB) dotting the hillsides. Aviation history is represented by the Allentown-Queen City Municipal Airport, a central landmark in Salisbury township.