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1965 Map of Arvada

Name: 1965 Topographic Map of Arvada
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1980
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1980

About this map

Arvada and the northwestern Denver suburbs appear in a period of significant urban expansion during the mid-1960s. The landscape is a mix of established residential grids and newer developments, particularly visible in the purple-tinted 1980 revisions. Notable institutional landmarks like St Vincents Home for Boys and St Claras Orphanage provide specific points of interest for local historians and genealogists.

Water management and recreation are central themes here, evidenced by the extensive Farmers Highline Canal and the Allen Ditch network feeding into prominent bodies like Standley Lake and Sloans Lake. Transportation corridors are well-defined by the Colorado and Southern and Denver and Rio Grande Western railroads, which parallel the growing industrial and commercial zones near Clear Creek. Landmarks such as Elitch Gardens and Inspiration Point highlight the era's recreational character within the maturing metropolitan landscape.