1954 Map of Amityville

About this map

The Long Island Railroad cuts across this mid-century landscape, linking established hubs like Amityville and Farmingdale with the burgeoning postwar suburbs of Massapequa and Levittown. The map reveals a fascinating concentration of aviation and education infrastructure, from the industrial Grumman Airfield and Republic Airfield to the Long Island Agricultural and Technical Institute. South of the Southern State Parkway, the terrain gives way to a complex network of coastal inlets and marshes, including Massapequa Lake and the various islands of South Oyster Bay. This era is particularly defined by its massive memorial grounds in the northeast, where the contiguous borders of St Charles Cemetery, Pinelawn Cemetery, and Beth Moses Cemetery create one of the most significant cemetery complexes in the region. The map meticulously documents the transition from open Bethpage State Park lands to the dense residential grids that would eventually define the Long Island shoreline.