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1967 Map of Bloomington

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Bloomington
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1988
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1988

About this map

The Minnesota River serves as the dividing line between the developing suburbs of Bloomington and Burnsville during this period of mid-century expansion. The landscape is a transition from the industrial activity at Port Cargill to the residential growth spreading south from Edina and Richfield. Substantial infrastructure projects are evident, including the Southtown Shopping Center and a complex network of schools like Kennedy High Sch and Indian Mounds Sch.

Natural and recreational features are prominent, from the waters of Black Dog Lake and Hyland Lake to the rolling greens of the Minnesota Valley Country Club. The presence of the Chicago and North Western railroad and the Minneapolis Northfield and Southern Railway highlights the area's continued importance as a transportation corridor even as new housing tracts begin to surround established landmarks like Mount Gilboa and Oak Grove Cem.