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1952 Map of Belle Isle

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Belle Isle
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

Belle Isle Park sits at the heart of this international riverfront landscape, a major recreational island defined by lagoons like Lake Muskoday and Lake Okonoka. The map captures the dense urban grid of Detroit and Grosse Pointe Park to the north, contrasting with the more industrial and agricultural layout of Windsor and its surrounding townships across the river in Ontario. Notable institutional landmarks such as the Marine Hospital and numerous neighborhood schools like Southeastern High Sch and Keating Sch anchor the Michigan side.

Transportation networks define the era, with the Windsor Airport and multiple rail lines including the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific converging near Walkerville Junction. The cross-border relationship is evidenced by the prominent international boundary splitting the Detroit River, passing just south of Peach Island. This survey provides a rare view of both American and Canadian civic development in a single detailed study during the early 1950s.