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1954 Map of Asbury Park

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Asbury Park
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

Asbury Park and its surrounding coastal boroughs appear here during a period of significant post-war development along the Jersey Shore. The shoreline is densely populated from Avon-by-the-Sea up through Ocean Grove, featuring prominent landmarks like the Convention Hall and the Auditorium. Just inland, the Garden State Parkway cuts through the landscape, indicating the rapid expansion of transportation infrastructure that reshaped Monmouth County in the mid-1950s.

The map reveals a mix of recreational and military activity, with several golf courses like Hollywood Golf Club and Colonial Terrace Golf Club neighboring the Army Signal Corps (Oakhurst) reservation. Smaller, interior settlements such as Reevytown, Shafto Corners, and Glendola offer a view into the residential and agricultural areas away from the Atlantic. Waterways like the Shark River and various coastal ponds including Sylvan Lake and Wreck Pond define the drainage patterns of this flat coastal plain.