1954 Map of Auburn

About this map

Auburn serves as the industrial and civic anchor of this mid-1950s landscape, with its city boundaries containing a dense network of neighborhoods, schools like West High Sch, and landmarks including City Hall and the Memorial Hospital. The city’s orientation is dictated by the Owasco Outlet, which flows north from Owasco Lake past Melrose Park and through the urban center. This period reflects a mature railway economy, with the Lehigh Valley Railroad cutting through the countryside to the west, serving outlying points like Half Acre Sta. Outside the city, the land transitions into a patchwork of rural crossroads and cemeteries, such as Throopsville Rural Cem and Soule Cemetery, while early modern additions like the Radio Tower (WMBO) and a Drive-in Theater near Sennett signal the era's post-war development and the increasing importance of highway travel.