1963 Map of Broadview Heights

About this map

Broadview Heights and North Royalton anchor this topographical survey of the southern suburbs of Cleveland as they expanded in the mid-20th century. The map highlights the significant infrastructure of the era, from the sprawl of the Ohio Turnpike cutting across the center to the sprawling grounds of the Veterans Administration Hospital. Educational and religious centers like St Albert The Great Sch and St Basil Ch appear alongside numerous neighborhood schools like Nottingham Sch and Wallings Sch, reflecting rapid post-war community growth. To the south, the landscape transitions toward the Cleveland Ordnance Plant (US Military Res) and the rugged valley of the East Branch Rocky River. Deep ravines and creek beds, including Chippewa Creek and Healey Creek, demonstrate how the glacial terrain of the Connecticut Western Reserve dictated the layout of residential developments and conservation areas like the Brecksville Reservation.