1960 Map of Bridgeport

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Bridgeport Harbor and its industrial shoreline define this coastal landscape at the start of the 1960s. The dense urban core of East Bridgeport and Stratford is bisected by the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad and the modern Connecticut Turnpike, showing a city in its mid-century industrial peak. Extensive coastal features like the Great Meadows and Pleasure Beach contrast with the tightly packed residential blocks and numerous parochial institutions, including St Michaels School and St Marys School. To the north, the terrain rises into the residential neighborhoods of Toilsome Hill and Ox Hill, where large green spaces like Fairchild Wheeler Park and Fairchild Memorial Park break the grid. Along the waterfront, the University of Bridgeport and Seaside Park occupy a prominent position overlooking Long Island Sound, while the eastern edge is dominated by the Bridgeport Municipal Airport and the tidal waters of Johnsons Creek.