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1953 Map of Broadview Heights

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Broadview Heights
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1961
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1961

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The growing suburban landscape of southern Cuyahoga County is captured here just as the Ohio Turnpike begins to slice through the rural township boundaries. The map centers on Broadview Heights and North Royalton, showing a significant concentration of mid-century communication infrastructure, including the Television Tower (WEWS) and Television Station (WXEL). This technological layer sits atop an older social geography defined by local landmarks like the Wallings Sch, Blossom Hill Sch, and the Veterans Hospital.

Toward the southern edge, the terrain transitions into the more wooded valleys of Hinckley and Richfield, where the East Branch Rocky River and Chippewa Creek drain the higher elevations. This 1953 field check reveals the area in a pivotal state of transition, where established family sites like St Peter and Paul Cem remain surrounded by open land even as new parkways and radio towers signal the expansion of the Cleveland metropolitan area.