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1958 Map of Belle Meade NW

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Belle Meade NW
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1974
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1974

About this map

Golden Gate stands as a significant marker of suburban development in the Florida Everglades during this mid-century period. Originally mapped in 1958 and updated with 1973 photovariations, the landscape reveals a transition from uninhabited wetlands to a structured grid of residential plats and leisure space, including a Golf Course and a Trailer Park. The expansion of infrastructure is anchored by the Everglades Parkway, also known as Alligator Alley, which bisects the southern portion of the quadrangle.

Transportation through this marshy terrain was strictly controlled, evidenced by the Tollgate located along the primary Toll Road. Large sections of the township remain unsurveyed or marked by dotted land lines, reflecting the challenge of mapping this region before the implementation of more modern drainage and construction projects. The purple revisions provide an essential record of how rapidly the residential footprint of Golden Gate grew in the fifteen years following the initial planetable survey.