1975 Map of Cahaba Heights

About this map

Mountain Brook and Cahaba Heights are captured here during a period of significant suburban development in the mid-1970s. This orthophotograph, produced by the Geological Survey in cooperation with the Soil Conservation Service, uses imagery from December 1975 to provide a detailed overhead view of the residential patterns and expanding infrastructure south of Birmingham. The visual data highlights the winding road networks and cleared land tracts characteristic of Alabama's post-war suburban growth, where forested ridges meet new housing developments. This specific edition serves as a bridge between traditional topographic mapping and pure aerial photography, offering a direct visual record of the landscape's transformation before later decades of densification.