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1968 Map of Belle Isle

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Belle Isle
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Belle Isle Park sits prominently in the Detroit River, serving as a focal point between the urban shorelines of Detroit and Windsor during the late 1960s and early 1970s. The landscape is defined by the international border, showing the dense street grids of Grosse Pointe Park and the industrial and residential corridors of Ontario, including Walkerville and East Windsor. The map details a sophisticated network of water features on the island, such as Lake Muskoday and Blue Heron Lagoon, alongside civic infrastructure like the Filtration Plant on the Canadian shore.

Transportation infrastructure is a defining characteristic, with the Canadian National and Chesapeake and Ohio railroads intersecting near the river. Significant local history markers include numerous neighborhood schools like Scripps Sch and Pingree Sch, as well as the expansive Windsor Airport to the south. This survey documents the mid-century industrial and recreational development of the Detroit-Windsor borderlands before modern urban changes.