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1969 Map of Amityville

Name: 1969 Topographic Map of Amityville
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

About this map

The dense suburbanization of Long Island's south shore is evident in this late-1960s survey, where the Long Island railroad and the Southern State Parkway frame a landscape of rapidly maturing residential developments. The map highlights the transition from industrial aviation hubs like Republic Airport and Zahns Airport to vast civic and memorial spaces, most notably the concentrated cluster of cemeteries in the northeast such as Pinelawn National Cemetery and Beth Moses Cemetery.

Along the coast, the intricate waterways of Great Neck, Amityville Creek, and Copiague Creek reveal the area's maritime character, with planned waterfront communities like Biltmore Shores and Nassau Shores leading down to the Great South Bay. Inland, the preservation of green space is anchored by Bethpage State Park and the linear corridor of the Massapequa Creek preserve, providing a contrast to the grid of schools such as Maria Regina Sch and Amityville Mem High Sch that serve these expanding communities.