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1967 Map of Brooklyn

Name: 1967 Topographic Map of Brooklyn
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1979
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1979

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Greenwood Cemetery and the Cemetery of the Holy Cross anchor the southern landscape of this dense urban survey, illustrating the significant land use dedicated to memorial grounds in central Kings County. The map reveals a post-war industrial and maritime powerhouse along the East River, where the Navy Yard Basin and Wallabout Bay contrast with the sleek, rising profile of Manhattan landmarks like the Empire State Building and United Nations Headquarters.

Transit networks define the era, showing the heavy reliance on the Long Island Rail Road and the complex web of underwater crossings including the Queens Midtown Tunnel and the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel. From the residential blocks of Park Slope and Brooklyn Heights to the rail hubs at Bushwick Junction and Broadway Junction, the map captures a mature metropolis balanced between its historic neighborhoods and the expanding arterial highway system of the late 1960s and 70s.